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date: November 14 ,
contaimed, "~o 1953
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£ZZl au • **Pionage summaries turned L in ±h/£ f9 °* that one °f * h * i
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster , t^AffoXg"?. lllZttlT: ° f
lUe never develo^ln^info^aViln thatkfh % re9 ° rv Silvermaster,
II to a Bureau espionage summary. be had P° 8 oession or access
summary was furn i she d* to' Major Gene raVVouohan* 0 **+1 incident cohere a
^.^equently delivered by hVm to iuTtenan^r ™ <te Eouse «*<#
of the Par Assets Administration. Lle “*enant General Gregory, head£
* '-'I'' .
The facte concerning this were as follows : ?
then on loTn tVwer^’eJtf^in.?’': 011 and L *° laughltn.wh o mere *
W »/ the euemory report (nnalrt-ralj/V °/i i0 J *° odu > Ef that a
in Agencies of the United States Soviet Espionage Organisation
2946, together with a cover letter allile daUd Mruary 21,
Vaughan, Wi
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turn had given the report 9 to clrril^ThTr^"*? 12 Gre 9° r V »ho in
Gregory by Vaughan during a discussion Znl* P °l1 uaa furnished to
Waa ° Communist in the Ear Asset^j^^i I au ffhan mentioned
referred to Nathan Gregory Silvermaster. *** Administration and
advised conierning^iS^ecolle^ Fi A 2d °ff ic 9 *°day §
*• und Jos Carroll were approached 0 / in ^nt. H e stated that t
5n+r al r? re9 °- rv wh0 »anted P to Imot if tVsu ° n by Lu *tenant
ATotftan Gregory Silvermaster. About tw^Hl '**V° . an V*hing about
Chief Assistant visited CarroA's* and r-f 0 ? * J ®* er Qre 9 ory and his
•uinary memorandum in an envelope U a J>ff ic * uith the
*«« Aad access t0 4. “ “ nd *» <**<* ”»* •«« how StlZermaoUroould
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repreeexrtatiaes of the *■• stated that
•*• statement from •Pineda ,
Abraham Srethmn Vi iftw f^r*ir* cft stated that
forth that MrstbmanamdMx ii^£*!LS Ae *&*•*• alia mat
conspiring ta asm coat a story charged with
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superior And%ntUyU^^J^^tJSA £*•. Another EootetT
interviewed by Pur^uZeJtM^t ^t^^ MrathnannaT
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Alexander Svinichansky} Alex Svenchansk
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2* a "fasftinyton Ivania? Star" article dated 12-3-53/
formation was set out that Robert Morris of the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee stated that hie Oou*itteo had a sworn affidavit
from Harry Gold in whieh Gold stated he had once inter ceded for 4
Svenchaneky with hts euperiore In a Russian epy ring* The Director ■%
inquired whether this was new information * It is net new*
Harry Gold advised on interview on 6-S-SO, and 6-^-5Q. that 1
on two occasions ( 1942 and 1946 ) Abraham Brothnan complained to hin
because Svenchaneky had been fired oy Antorg* In 1942 drothaan wanted
Gold to get Svenchaneky his job bock for hin and Gold said he would M
see what he could do* Gold later mentioned this natter to his 6ovlet W
superior , enen H* Semenov, and was told to mind his own business*
Gold during 1942 was contacting Brothnan at the instruction of
Semen u* Semenov*
Gold said he got the tnpreeeion from Brothnan that
ivenchausky had ftrst introduced brothnan to an Antorg enployee to
do tnduetrial espionage * Brothnan on interview 5-39-47, stated JucoW
Golos origtnally cane to him in 1936 or 1939 for blueprints. Gold on ■*
interview 3- 22 SO, advised he believed Golos was Bratknan’s first com- 1
tact with the Soviets * Svenchaneky on interview on 11-16-30, and ^
before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on 10-39-33 , denied H
introducing Brothnan tnte Hues ten espionage* Sveuchemsky employed atm
Antorg in Mem Fork City from 1932 to 1942} from 1943 to 1943, he wa s s m
la tie ff.5. Army; from 1946 to 1933, he mat employed My fk« M*M*
Investigation of Svenchaneky failed to establish that Me wan engaged
la sevtet espionage* Be is on the Security Index* 9mm affidavits^
of Gold in this matter dated 10-39-53, amd 10-36-33, met eat mrhatiM
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Per your info motion*
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soviet superior , Semen M. Semlnlll ***?. •/. hi§
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office tn 1930 or 1939 «»>* ** OTigtnelly cant to Alt
certain products on ehich £rlth^i^ d bl HfP rin *o 0 /
The i t eafter a Brothaan turned **•» working,
to lltsabeth Bentley Jnrf smrZZ JLt% rio 2* BlueprinU
on 0-s&~5o t advised that to Gold on interview
Solos *o fl Brcthmcn'e filet JiL h * 9t *f hi * **o»ledcel
on i.UntiS on ul^ £*** **• *>«><«*?
acquaintance vitfi firo-th™. k *t~ S0 * aa *itted
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the senate Internal r 'eem^+ •' oenc haneky was called before
ionUi introducing Brothnlf tTfnJ^l^Vr !J f***-^. «**
an V one ;°r espionage purposes.
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ooter.d the gated Jtaul inHs l'“?*' 0 tn ^»9. ho
1929.* He jwia employed bu thoim* ° id Waa naturalised in
to i".r. r ° r * Ctty /«» l»n£ to ipril~ corporation
becer.ber. 1942. h„ +»,- *942, and from Uau
Oomntssion in kashington, p q //# W f r,we !5^ PurcAatinp
*>***•» Army frout December loZl J* J*™ ed in ^he United
was employed bv the rnt+.Z September, 1945 _ u»
Octolfr, igaeZ toJAAf tUl'” *• ff Tolkettg /A.
terminated after his rejisal^f* «»** n Ai * hi
Communism before an m j}? « 4,0 •** 1 B *i» Questions on
of &uencfianeky was ini+\l er J** na * e in Qairy. Investioati**
pro. gut ^ion lL prolclliVAtr ‘\i? ** to"
^ut informants allseed he ?®* engaged ta sspionaoe
Svsnchansky is on t& *!«wW3S ? * M *««*£SSR:
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bntbnan. S “ ,, -'’ r0 * « *=» ceiled dbrafia*
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* Brothman tn September 1 a * * * X Mi a wearier.
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aapionaga aa tup • Me § aid that taring a alack period.
Soon, aha waa marking far dMtarg, had bean laid off.
On « third a ocas tan Brothnan told ma that ha had mat
Swan through hta wife (Brcihman*e wife) Scout*
... Signed r
Berry Cold
Subacribed end sworn ta before ma thia S9th dag of Patobar 1953*
G* r. Humphrey , Warden, Lamia burg Prison*
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gold* a a worn affidavit furniahed to Meitsrthy Committee
r the cop turned aubjaet And i
tnveattgatora regarding
reads a a followat
dated 10»30*+S&,
Barry Gold, being duly eworn, eayet
This ta the fourth occasion on w<\ich 1 hoard of
Shura Swan* Sonatina in either 194S or 1943 Aba Brothnan
asked ma to requeat of my Scut at auperiar that a job to
obtained at Amtorg for Shura Swan/ this nan who i cas my
" boco h a i that time 1 knew only a a n 6am' f but I haoa since
identified him a« Semen Xarkouich Semenov, an o/^Ioyoe of
Amtorg and alao an aapiSnage agent • 1 tola Sam of Brotfunan , a
request— the Russian flaw Into a rage and eoidt ** fell
Brothnan to keep his nose out of other peeple'a buaineaa!
And as for you , you mind yours toot is know all about this
Shura Swan* n
Thus chastised J boo only too happy to let go of
the subject* However , in telling Brothnan of Sam f s refusal,
I aoftsned the blow by saying merely that nothing woe
available at that time ^-f or I had to keep in Abe 1 a goad
“graces so as to continue obtaining information from hta.
At the time of aofclnc bo to intercede far Shura
Swan, Aba told me that while Shura, who vae loyal to tha
Soviet Union, ned been laid off at Amtorg, tfiore mere
other o (presumably Americana amployad at Amtorg) w*ho
aecretly ridiculed the VSSM, but who had been rata toad*
Signed
Marry Bald
Subscribed and aworn to befara me thia 30th day of October,
1933, at the U*S* Penitentiary, Lewieburg, Panne ylvania,
G* *• Mumphrey, Harden, .1
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1ITV? YORK, K. Y. ' y. ;
BUREAU
\^RE30HY; ES ?I OEAGE - R . INI STE3VT EWI NG LLOYD H . LANDAU, FORMER
COLONEL IE THS UTXTFD STARTS MILITARY GOYrRKKSBT IN AUSTRIA IN
'194*;' CONCERNING DONALD HITS, VA, SBOTRTTY MATTER - Cj PERJURY,
BUREAU FILS 100-4300, NSW YORK FILE 101-304, LANDAU VOLUNTEERED
THE FOLLOWING IITFQRKATIOK: AT THE TIMS RE WAS ATTACHED TO M3
IN AUSTRIA THE HEAD OP THS PHAROS DIVISION FOR M3 WAS COLONEL
ARTHUR MARSET WHO HAD FORMERLY BEEN A PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, LANDAU SAID THAT
KAR3ET WAS A VERY CLO'.i FRIED: OF HARRY DOaTSR WHITE A 3D UPON
FIRST ARRIVING 13 AUSTRIA LA HD A U SAID HE THOUGHT THAT SOME OF
MARGET* S ECONOMIC THIS2IH3 MIGHT HAYS FOTXOWED CERTAIN SOVIET
ECONOMIC THEORIES, LAUDAS' A ISSD THAI WHEN KARGET DEALT
DIRECTLY WITH THE SOVIETS, HOWEVER, HE SOON CHANGED HIS OUTLOOK,
ATTD WAS STJCCESSFUL ifif- TH-'ARTIEO THE RUSSIAHS 13 ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL KANOEUVERS, LANDAU SAID THAT HE BELIEVES MAR3ET THWART^
WITH WHITE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE PLATES USED TO PRINT
AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION CURRENCY SI HOE HE REALIZED THE ECONOMIC
CONSEQUENCE TO THE UNITED STATES. LANDAU JSA^gg FELtfSHABGET
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WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AU8THI AH PLATES HOT FALLING
IHTO BUSS IAN C OHTROL AND PEELS THAT GENERAL MARK CLARE WILL
CORROBORATE THIS PACT. LANDAU SAID THAT CLARK THOUGHT HIGHLY
OF MARGET AND TOOK INTO MOSCOW WITH HIM WHEN CLARK MADE A TRIP
THERE TO CONFER WITH THE SOVIETS. LANDAU SAID IE FELT THAT
*•
MARGET KNEW ALL THE DETAILS CONCERNING THE ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN
THE PLATES FOR AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION CURRENCY AND ALSO CONCERNING
THE TURNING OVER OF THE PLATES FOR GERMAN OCCUPATION CURRENCY
TO THE SOVIET?. LANDAU SAID HE: BELIEVED THAT M*RGilT WAP IN
SOME WAY CONNECTED WITH THE MARSHALL FLAN IN PARIS. AFTER THE
WAR AND HE HAS SINCE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES, BUT LANDAU
DOES NOT KNOW HIS PRESENT WHEREABOUTS. HEW YORK FILES REFLECT
INFORMATION CONCERNING ONE ARTHUR WILLIAM MARGET, X. R. P.,
HEW YORK FILE 124-96, WHICH IS INCOMPLETE AND IT IS NOT KNOWN
IF HE IS IDENTICAL WITH THE MARGET MENTIONED ABOVE. THIS
INFORMATION IS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU IH THE EVENT THE
BUREAU IS DESIROUS OF LOCATING AND INTERVIEWING MARGET CONCERNING
the Austrian and german occupation currency plates.
BOARDMAN
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INFORKATICN contained
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*1 *" «**-*#! Sated October 96, 1958, eaptioned
"fregory, Meptonage - B, H a copy ef which U attached far
the Waehtngten Field Office, information from Lloyd 9*
tontou mam met forth . Landau mats Arthur Margot had been
the head of the Finance Division for the American Military
Government in Auetria, and Landau believed Marget fought
with White in order to beep the currency platen ueed in
printing Allied occupation money in Auetria from being
turned over to the Sovieto .
The Bureau file on « Arthur Willi am Marget, turspean \
Recovery Program," reflects he woe employed an a Lieutenant ^
Colonel in the army and mam in Auetria mhen relieved from
active duty on August 31, 1946, Ft mould appear that he
is identical with the individual mentioned by Landau, The SI
investigation me conducted under the Furepean Recovery T
Program does not reflect any derogatory, dieloyal information
concerning Marget ether than the fact that hie mife r s father m
doctor Samuel George Pavlo, mas a member ef the Communist M
Political Aeeooiation in June, 1945, and had been a member
of a number of Common tot front ergamimetiono, including f,
treasurer of the Motional Council ef American Sovtet Friendship
in February, 1950 . The Bureau f s file on Marget reflecte a P f
Service Commission dated Jauuery'i
1953, «*>e* gives hi* title as Streeter, Division ef Inter- ;c
mitiona l Finance, Board ef Governors ef the Federal Reserve
System, in Washington, 9, C, Ten will also mete that Landau
believed Marget had returned to the Watted States from PartsM
*****»**•» rteld Office okould determine Marget*'e
interview him concerning any informaiio
*? *e** vt ***o on the part ef Marry Dexter White
uhieh relate to turning ever printing platee meed on Allied v
occupation ourrency tn Auetria to the Sovtete • in the event- <
tt is determined that Marget to net new tn Washington* p 9 c 9m •«
an appropriate lead ehould be set forth to have him interviewed.
co 8 - Mem Terh (191-8041
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November 6-
1953
Alt INFORMATION CONTAINED.
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED . <
i;:CEPT WHERE SHOWN ;V:'
OTHERWISE -
If
yjg’ _ *®* r requeet, attached hereto
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*** directed io Mrlp>dier general
f!£Xf2*Jl* £*“?i *R**V’ 9 iW* «f «*• Preeiiect,
ie /Htn f5 «: J*fi *!':♦<’*» <?• 4I»* attached *
«t an «t«»e|aeat ** tft« letter. ' T •“•"•V:'
*^ ,#ar * •* **« yellem -copy
the^it^^lH *!+**? **1" the that
th* letter* md attachment mar* personally delivered /
by aur 2tat*en repr* tentative *n Febrmary M * A " ■
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AC TIP Ft
Wonoe this t» pureuant te you t^req uee t.
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This atteched memo
. is idated Feb.,1, I9li6. /
*' A s this the seme as re- , : .
,fer"ed to as merro dated -
Feb . i4.,1946 in recent *rerro
we sent A. g.
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1* Also what do v our records
show re delivery of attached ^
Attachment ...fnercp to White ^ouse. I note '
101-0053 it t ^as ^esl^n^ted ' for -delivery - i»?D v- ;
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191 NOV 19 1953
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February 1* 1946
PERSONAL iWJjj
BT SPECIAL UEt.
J W«tH is vutu«*« a .
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Washington, v* c* T ; -
pear general yattpfcon * and you, I 88 a ** aoh * nB
AS>i ^ nt
eeni to W"B r *** w* W WW S*o-te» Xn »«.» 0/ tt4 * ,
ment a* one 0/ . _ the Bretton ^ 00< *^_°^*,»- n t and you in matters 0/
Monetary ™ n * u J?.\\t p reeeei by «• TL \Varaee aga inot »Mt® «"
fact, the tnt ■ aertoueneee 0/ the »rena ring this mem ora
tMi » 4 ‘ .wrj JioSrued,
*»® ramtx«x»«®^! ,/* "ion efcoryiup »*** M
to comer °** .P . +j, e attention o/'thie fl Soviet espionage
t Un bat name *0 *»• « t 6n underground S«<”*V t( £ B Uch co»®
r.^d*. s°"‘$K?a
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^I nlervitten tf White. V u-^tuotiny «» * h \ Tr JV!‘V
Ihe «»/onia**»» aB l or pfcotoyrup **' 1 . bV
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• ra 5 »n» <» 8 ^rXSoiotny *»*• t?jSoo» * a,II, S»
S«luer«»*»r / .f*»*f*g* B»o»n Soutot.
•the time 0/ hio n^n -_* #r j 0 2 to 1?1 reoall ®u*
4 ?J*!! r SS«?Ooo)K»*a». ' ° 2 nil*ere 8 Sp.n* 1 */ tho Sou *« 4
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TABLE or CONTENTS
BABB! BAXTER WHITE
ALL MJFOfiMATtCK CONTAINED
HEREIN is UUCiJiSStFJEO
EXCEPT IVMIRi £H0'A‘N
OTHERWISE
Original .Chargee
Background of Barry Dexter White
Collateral Information Available Prior to
. ^November, 1945 ■
Be suite of Investigation Since November 9 1945
Primary Contacts and Collaborators
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster and
. "ttte Silvermaster , Bis Wife
Villtdm Ludwig Ullmann
Schloner Adler
Sonie Steinman Cold
Harold Olaseer
Irving Haplan
William Menry Taylor
Abraham George Silverman
Donald Biven Wheeler
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SECRET
February 1, 1946
EABRT DEFTER WHITE
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The purpose of -this memorandum is to relate, all of the
information available at thts time concerning Harry Dexter White his
activities land contacts in order that an over-all picture may be *
available for review, action or future reference. This information
has been received from numerous confidential sources whose reliability
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ill? *% tahli8t l ed either by inquiry or long-established observation I|
* Jfl! 1 * n fJ anc * transaction or events related «
elia . bi l ii! V the source of information it questionable, It±
is with these factors in mind that the following material is set forth,9
OBIGINAL CHARGES
- Through a confidential source, the activities of Harry Dexter^
White, present Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, first became ’i®
apparent in the latter part of 1942 or the early part of 1943, At that**
time, this source was in direct contact with Nathan Gregory Silvermaster^
ihL ^J^ n 7 Fitte Silvermaster, and William Ludwig Ulliann, aTl of 4
wfto» /OP several years have resided at SS1S Thirtieth Street, N. W, J **
ashington, D* C, Both Nathan Gregory Silvermaster and William Ludwig
D^Vt~*n+ re t h6n S”? ar w employees of the United States Treasury
Department, Mrs, Helen Witte Silvermaster is unemployed . Vf
Through comments made by Silvermaster, his wife and Ullmann
effsiftinf *-2* a ?t supplying them with information ■ *
consisting of documents presumably obtained by him tn the course of
bf the United States^e^ry ° f
donfZtl Iff J?? rce in J hu regard recalls definitely having seen
ffcfX ell r98id * n *** which documents 9 were brought
fTHtmWhi id 1 l ver * a st e r or JJllmann, both of whom received* the material
G ?™ e ™* *** nature of thts material supplied by White
sthe sour® s states that 4t consisted of reports of & varied nature *
aonoerninp the financial activities of the United States Government
• *$l* k *i "'' r * lat * d *0 foreign commitments, various *
wemo randahnd. reports from other Governmental departi^^anVa^ictes
•«™ 7 through these ththnele. ‘
reduced to photographs by the time they, were observed hy
iff ? ? 0B ° C8a8iono this source had the opportunity of viewing
the original documents themselves. Suffice it to saw-durtna the ■
t,»..U B atUn of the,, charge,, tt waflearnei ihal S'cXlei.
laboratory exiet, tn th. basement of the Stlvermaster
home sufficiently well equipped for the copying of documents • This
eguipMent ond 011 **• »*««<■”
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o*r-hn+<m «f«ff docm8ni8 whether consisting of notes taken therefrom,
developed photographic negatives or undeveloped
photographic negatives were delivered through channels to Jacob Mi
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Galos, a known Soviet agent, who died on November 27, 1943, and Who was m
Uni lo° T %V? °t^i ^r* U i :Zn ^ ?
19*7 • Jacob U . Golos whose real name is Jacob Seisin pleadedM
guilty to an indictment along with World Tourists, Inc., charging *9
V* a £Z nt8 S f * he Soviei Government in March, 1940^1
Sillier in+jC in Z f 5 i° and v a ^' 0<1 sentence of four months to one year
iroicA was later changed to probation . The source in this matter state**
that material collected tn this particular parallel a f Soviet eanionnn*
^^niiiiea a n^ e iii' ed tt hr h Ugh B ffo108 *° ait individual who \as been tentative 1\
identified as Dr, Abraham Benedict Weinstein , a~ practicing dentist
IZoVaLV/Jt. ft* Tor * itty^ rVtTtlti in turn ' ’
passed the matertal to a Russian contact who in turn channelled the
Ito'llZVcVjlt 0 t,l h ’ Jl° aU t lSi P lomat ' c •ntablUlmenttn thU count™. It,
can logically be presumed after arrival at this destination that material
priwnry interest to the Soviets was forwarded to -Moscow USSR uta*
J2iS5*l2 •*•**! concerni ngnhi ch
reached that destination through the Soviet Diplomatic Pouch • ^ *
e ‘ Subsequent to the death of Solos , the material* gathered hn
Silvermasters and Ullmann originating with White, Was traced bv this
rlni 9 AiritSrt, a ef tt ih2 0 ? t0 Anaiole Borosovieh Gromov, former
Jtrst Secretary of the Soviet Mkbassy, Washington D C • Sunnt^-tho.
had previously surrounded the activities of Gromov to the if felt that he
was the successor to Vasstli Zubtlin, reported head o/the WWVD
the primary branches of Soviet Intelligence in Worth America Zuhtitl*
returned to Moscow, U.S.S.D. in the late summer of 2944 and Grolol -
UniUd Sta * 88 f°r*oscowTTs£*. ti' Dec ember 7, *
whti'thia mn±li i n P i P i ara i Ge8 * *** P° 8iti °n previously held by Gromov to *
»Ao» this material was transmitted prior to his departure is now held -
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— . . . ,,, identifying the channel through which material from
wVshtLtt?** ? ea Vt rtf »*P ari *'** passed frosTwhi^o^^iWim^tW
Washington, D.C ., the source commented that it was apparent Prom I*
conversations overheard in the Silvermaster home IaI? WhlV* £1. “ j* *#,
*ost valuable «t.,^ if SoliVt f
Intelligence. This view was taken stnce P tn his caJStty as Assistant
Secretary of the United States Treasury , those individuals whom thin
group wa, anxtou, to hau. aootgnoi thori c cult
individuals in thts oategory are Wtlitam Ludwta ffiimann i lj
Tagltr ant Sonya Stottman Sold/nhlitu To ti. a uliiTli.
Mail horotnaftar. Tha oourc‘. aj« r.poru tZZt r . Ba Vi\% ‘.
eliH 1 with 9 fori UnG * t# f ovi9t ssptonage because of his blose relation -
?rl.u„ b il 2 VhuT£t?a‘ J!* ,n fttUOr 0f tal,tn « ^° ^oVt!nTnt e
premumaoiy xnis meeting was never arranged. *Piur - “ ■*'
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®jfj The source recalls that sometime in the summer or fall of 1943
the S&vermasters believed it desirable to have someone placed as a 1943 *
i ?+* Whit J ! in order to 'f*etliiate the obtaining of information
i°A ftC l/ 0r delit > er V Soviet espionage agents. f As% %lt l?of
these deliberations, Mrs . Eelen Witte Silvemaster uSnt to anl le III f
Communist functionaries in Washington D C and the *
?P‘r*ment. do o result of tM. S™ , " £„ Sold
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end »e« expectet to return to her employment shortly after* flLl'C/l** I 94 e
between Golol JSS^. «**«■» >
&,£! ”“™»' “* «• Oh***** «oi« «n So., SajSoU^o? ' ■
VAllFVl * he ' arl V wS 0 / IM 4 ,- «nd-*X^y; r «• U tfci *
c ^ oae2 *' e**°ciated with White aid Say have served Is
the aeUvttie’s Vf AV'nft.l? 1 ^ V 'l pplv i,,n,ral *&&*U* *5£&U 9 ' i
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Jn *»« 2' *' r "! d °* « *'«* Lieutenant ;
eeaeriuri-np hie eervice /rot April, liT? tTiAi < ‘ nt **« •»'-
*i« r«*u™ * 0 * Ae ”,*«"?*?! +l b .V TV ‘. J92 £- Wlwiif'
<h 3 >fta» Asylum for the nertod f fiZt d tA African Rxpedit tonary
diversity where he ^talSe/r&cAelofo/l^-w ** ******** Stanford
Jfoster of Arts degree in 1925 . Be lle f'JFV in and a
ffi r * * bySarvard University in 1935 'bu^VL^' doctor of philosophy
%p* zfzszsrjssx ihd^rtr'y #«*• -
tihUago brought S^^ite^yih^^ited^tatll tC **® Onibersity of
w^L 10 *P* Gial *tudy, *as erne loved* in*itl /S^ a8urv Department to
of ~the Treasury as an economic aLiL* V* ♦fc® Office of the Secretary
Z!h* -?£ t0 iZ r 5 t0 0c * ot >*r 31, l^j 9 he serled^ll rhi*! Z G * ober 4 » 1934,
vtth-the United States Tariff Commie mini ,?* Chief Iconomic Rxpsrt
^s Principal Sconomic Analyst, Division of ^feseVi** 9 *5*S* Ae ** rv **
Treasury Apartment, from
*° *tudy economic 0 and mone tar^ questions 0 ^ if 3 ? h * 1008 8971 * *° **9 land
in the Division of Research and* sta+t*+t~ b * oan * Assistant Director
department, and served in tht ! m **** States Treasury
1938+ nshen on the latter date he became "ny f* October , 1936 to March 25,
and continued in thaT position until aL^ % U ^< Mo ****ry Research ' '
present position as Assistant SeoretaiS^i^^fi IS* 2 * S9 a99u * 9 * hie
*• »■*«*•» tZV. urv ‘ is ° har f°f
raehinyton, B. 0. Me u also a */t Sf %P° rtm I’>P»rt Bank in
S” Reciprocity In/o rnatton.JhtchceLtC *^^ 0 ! ”»•**'« «••»<**•» *
wttS reciprocal i£di . „%%%? Ji! *»»\ »«♦<«* «» ?
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J^'.^2if^ < apra*n<ij t Ms r «f*i^JII*2r ,, » e ;* / * r ** 0 * «*«*» began'
Ohlt.d fftot.i S 0 „,T B ”‘;' o “* ^„ ( i{. T ' 0 ’"‘ tca J *xpert for the
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proposals , and he was the chief ^ GQttFtBftf TW,
«fon at the United Nations None tart insures under discus-*
Bret ton Woods , , New ffanpshire, in July/ di/* 0 * 01 Con f*rence held at
arttcl.,, BaTTy B, * ter thef oil owing book , an j
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Papes 205 to £ 10 ). r ^ n Affairs, January, 1945, volune J £ 3 , ' ‘%m
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Honorable liartin pies 9 % 1 l** enta * ive ** at that tine headset?? +u* ciii w “
policy 0 / the Cemmuntst Partu /rent organisation and the
*««} 'sr-* s a ’ ~ s »“«.
P0ru ilv .^Tni h a Tl tturo^Tf ?&•&?" »/ tHi tnitviCual. r „
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States Army Air Tore** _ ° aoxirement Board and the rrnttmd
Supply council of OH. rr.noH oV^^VXTnitl US* ?o‘T>
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mention of Silvernah it wax aliened +hn + ' * , Cwfrfl7c
friends who are indebted to him, iktludino h %i^+e ked J hro ^ 9h close
Jo --nougat Silverman u»?*U 0 9 ^ T* is%
the source of information on Whit* a* ii \ P \ ntly ne *tioned by *?*
Soviet espionage parallel chaZJiinr, ?" *Vortant element of the
masters to the Soviet Government 1 slme%V'^¥ l ° n J hr0U9h the Silver -
man delivered to the Silvesters revorttdF* * ater : ial "Moh Silver-
Silverman apparently was one of the came f ron *hite,.~
from vartoue^offioiilstnthe^ ntte d s£ Al 1 ?,** 0 ™ ° f tn formation ''
considerable volume, he delivered to ihJVl 1 Governne *t and which in *
graphing and transmittal to the Lilian* Vt?™? ter * S or Photo-
as stated hereinbefore, was done in tie ha.? 1 J h °*°t>™Ph(c *°rk ■%
home B William Ludwig Ulmann, who maintains mutf V th * Silve rmaster ’ s
Silvermasters, did the actual work oS resid *nce with thek
himself specially for this purpose . * P to C ra Phing after training
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No 11, the main United States TreZVurl butldtnn re P°rted that Local
the new Assistant Secretary, to discuss a LJtirn \ with Vhite >
three research divisions attached to the otAll i/Z c, affs °S the
White agreed that such a meetino * Jim, 7 ,*% if* ^ he Secretary,
on the significance of the Bretton vakdJ** held and P romi oed to speak
noted that the unit,?. Aderal Works?, of Zt ° hould
to have been stronglv infiltrated r° ^ erica - CIO is reported
And expedite the policies of the °*munist elements and to follow
.RET- Policies of the Communist Party whenever fffi jf f fj
Barriet Bouslog^of ih^CIO^arttim^c 1 *?i* c *' ** was learned that
for Louie Goldblatt with ^ite^aX^AV TllAXi^
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Washin<fbon, was also to see Silverman nf +h~ n OWliI
belUv'i tienUcal Mth Abrahlm OeTrae StHerman
ie/ore. Louis OoliblaU reportedly i, «
Sronck of the Communist Party , San Francisco, California^ and* is
Secretary-Treasurer of the International Longshoremen's a „2 t„
housemen J s Union of America - rrn «w . v ~ ? en 8 ana rare-
Barry Bridges is thTead.faffij ThU *’ th * ™°"of aMch
, . During February, 1945, White served as a member nf a
delegation to the Pan-American Conference of s'n inn » ^
*«<co City, Mexico. d4ccord*np *? ^?re”rreIefsH P ?if at ,
Vn^VhVt +h % tte7 l dance at tftfs Conference was to act a s ? an advisor
*safe haven 0 *’* preveni:in ? Axi 8 leaders from cashing funds in *
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Qly* 1945, a clerical employee of the Passvort V
Division of the Department of State, mho was formerly employed as 4
a clerk by the Soviet Couernmenf Purchasing Commission, w.all.l. *j„ $
purloining certain information from the official recoris of the 9 ’ ilv A
Department of State for transmi'ttal to unVhown persons. This tndi-
vidua 1 had reportedly stated that r he Knew a man or men who would pay
him $1,000 for the inf or motion he had collected in the course of his U M
o^ P it^ll nt whi+m hiB 7 ? p i , S at,on em P lo V*ent with the Department ?
State, White was listed at a reference and recommended him
This circumstance is being set forth in view of the aUe^aaVunV 9 ^'
enumerated hereinbefore to the effect that White w . considered of
extreme value because of his influence in securing positions for *
persons who could be of assistance to Soviet espionage , 1
In October, 1945, tt was learned through reliable sources
that functionaries of the National Council of American-Soviet
friendship, Inc, were considering inviting White to be a speaker at
the organisation *s rally scheduled for November 14 1945 n+ ifa*t*nn
Square* Garden, New Tork e ctty. fhie ^organisation UoieU/eUtves
are to propagandise the Soviet Union is reliably recorted bu mam,
sources to be completely under Communist control , Its functionaries
ZiLV'ic,’l e ‘ t P °’i‘i‘ ,1 i f0r uni the ittuing of “ZZh iZ?
:?• &i££rihj£.^
documents taken from the Department of States it was P learned that he
had been in frequent contact with Andrew Roth, During onV 6 f these
contacte/^tfce^gueatfon wasdisoussed as to whether, one of 9 their
iiVlXiiSmWfY aau Z y *«■ Sasiern Afrli/s wolld lose
his position if Secretary Uorgenthau were to be replaced. It was
concluded that he would retain his post tUn on the o/htTL*
merits and then a veiled reference was made to White who was des-
tMa^as* W'* counter -remark to
2<iZ 5?!' J * i ut a he *• Pretty radical, n leaving the innuendo that
r.toin in iu^ottUn? ° f Tr,a,ur ^ ^tt, might nut
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On another occasion while in contaot with Roth and dis-
cussing various possible contacts for Jaffe for information from
sources, Roth referred to David Carr, who workj. '
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State, ffe stated ±hn + I. vT: ial d °ouments of the Dmt^SJ wt I h
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syitar to hi « and ho bolulooitlt^J^ in *»*« com? m<
bad brought FrtidUn to tV? Z" Sa>t ’ *' *»“co Ud Ult L i? lins
of «V*rtS / p^ 0 f;*?rj ( 5{{‘i r * i* e “” ^Md't/T.yu I"
*"olopod ^oi n tho h pr1noipalrt^r.?{ th ‘ ««••»<*»..
Chinl.°"rtth thto V tn a t't ,Ue J‘ i * h tht s ° Mo ** political" 1 2 u * ,rou *
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utth the prteZry'fbjlcttM ™ prwtng* or° aisproUn^h has f b ‘ en conducted
'Iterated hereinbefore. It should be realised tlL +Z OTt ^oal chargee
at tht 8 tine when they relate to acttviti ** ^5 prove these charge
practically impossible . Certain concTusio** 9e ° u J rin 9 *» ^42 and 1943 is
by establishing that White is In possibl
Ullmanti and other individuals who , according tn+TJ* the Overmasters,
tton , were serving a parallel of Soui*-t e 80uroe °f this informs
period. Weight nay also possibly S be giveV^to thl liViti"! 1 * durin 9 this
concerning situations prewiling at the e8tabli8 **ent of facts *
of a photographic laboratory ™e presence
home, it will be noted hereinafter there avneatt?*^ **?■ 3ilv ermaster
relationship between White and the other i° b 6 a c l° 6e inter-
as active in furthering interests of Sussia mentioned prominently
only to cover the activities of Whitest reciltfmiVi***** Wil1 be * ade not
Penary source of inf o mati on in this mattet^hnl**. otber8 * amed by the .
has other contacts which would tend to establish* 8how that *****
ment with the charges at hand. establish a pattern not in disagree -
194S, the ait!mfbAe V of i F?un i cte z * SdllllZn 1 tAo * °» November SS, |
Washington, D. C., th eVtfe of Hurry u. IdoV.tsd 3treet ’ *‘*>1
of the Interior Department, deliver** <„???* an ^eeistant Solicitor f
Edelstetns, to the home of Kite S?*™#**® 1 *' P re8un8d *° be the *
Edelstein at one time was* irtere'sted in Tomlolw^alth 7 '^^ 8 ^ 8W,2aW « **a
Arkansas, an institution which on want ocoaei^* College in the State c
propagation of Communist ideals. Edelstlin * 8 t 88n criticised for it
indices of the cooperative n Eeev Out n f wn ■n n a ^ 80 Meted, in the active ^
Forum, organisations r888 \* nd *he Capital Ctt$
domination and influence. The namTl fit* n be und8r Communist t
i ‘* »/"?»« of **' A.hi/Jion ToLiiu. To? a PP””*d o»l,
tton which was later declared subversive bv th**s++ ratio Action, *n organise
provisions of the Match Act. * uouer8lV8 Attorney General under the
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period of tine. Ongoumb.rSe andS7 ?L« 2M for eon*
Of Colonel Bernstein, 407 Batten? lane’ P r ocssdsd to the home f'
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the War Department where he received a tT,J.± totalled t'o.^
the United States Army, Other contacts h»+ino*w> r-t f Lieutenant Colonel inm.
and White will be dtjLeeed heretn^er. ‘“tenant Colonel BerneteU.
reeidenee 0 ) Dr^ftlrii’n/thPw^lU’no^ini * h 1 i° eat . n f’ “totted the
Avenue, Washington. D. C He anen-t +hV° n co * u * ni *t* at 2880 Dunbarton
in the company of several i ndi vi dual s.whT well 9
the *° >*? Tprt Oity for
Tt was reported by a* highly cohftdlitiarstuilm^hni 0 **** eertain contacts.
White was in contact with his wife film Z °* ******** 6 , 2945, «
advised he was staying with Dr. Abraham Wolf son of Nemalt v i ich * iu *
Tt is known that while oiaitinn +i> « .-i.. •‘■json of Newark, Hew Jersey. 4jfe
‘ty to view tortaTn rlai l^ thto olportuZ-
ehaee. After hi, return to Waehinrtoh. nite l. lZLr, *° **• P ttr ~
one occasion that one of his purposes tntralJin Y ® to * e< * on M
a number of reporters.(h/V^^ * tra ' ) * lin 9 ^o New Tork was to see J
Wolf son was in Washington?* December 1 sq^iqaV*** 2>r * * bratla * M
a divorced brother-in-law of Urs* Har^Till+lAiLA 945 * antt ihat H * *® W
Vft 1 ** 1 * PT ior *° ™* present inquiries^thlt dT Ab'rah^VYlV ? 011 ??* ^
Park, Newark, New Jersey, vaa listed as a m*«hZZ\i b Z!* a * Volf son, 31 Lincoln
Tor Democratic Action in 1940 fir wnie»nm * of the Washington Committee
at Odessa, J iussia/and U by proTessU on April 34, 1694, Jf
Towers, 31 Lincoln Park, Newark, New* Jerset ot ** di °al j.
tist for many years. He has been a practicing <#en«^j
Terry Foi/fJi, roed *V hi * *ife, Mrs. Ruth Jag
in the Teachers Coll ege,° Columbia Vhi^rtitv N*eZ> rll /V<V Vf - an instructor^
secured his American oittsenshin thmnunh eJL*t City. Or. Wolf son ’M
fathers naturalisation durtng^lKilfuil^^Vhlm^hJ 1 eon8 **** no * of
numerous sources as having had freoleZ+ J b Z* n r *Ported by
Communists in the 8 tate of New Jersey? * * 1088 with numerous
was** of thaiftim e^t embeV of 1 thVKirTwhrdn ! h a ?*lf* d * hai **• *olJ^ec
and that he had been active in f ctmmunUt* pEtv Communist Party,
seven years under the name A. Wilson for the prooedinm
Dr. Wolf son, has held Communist iartv naettlam ?S r w* r * 8 P or ** alloge that'll
has contributed ftnanoial 2 y % io the P^tVllAYYA office, and that he-, ': J
gantsations whtoh he is well able to do »?*???. * 2 i V t9 front or-<
$21,000 per annum. do with his declared earnings of |
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f* contact with Mrs. Anne Terri* ***gue of ¥oaen Shoppers we s •
£“**"*? a *T2«5S5»*I requZtei The ?
• re fasal to serve colored veonle at +k • * ■Z'ffpartaent Store concerning ihet
Z* r i? ter havin S **™e« then durfng thecal* °i****<tf**r the end If tlie
would -write this protest • r* J^ rs * agreed that she
irarr%«°J <?Ci /3 6ettt7e<fn 467 q**^ 7 **”^ *arly December '
General Counsel for the Wattnnni Norwood .Drive, Bethesda ^
*a**on« (CTO;, and Coional^ernard f -Mustriel Orient -
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pj««, ,/ e.puy^nt „, tag (n ,„ r «.(r |
vicinity of n 3210^ b Streei 2 jr 5 fr ***%! f eei *P a *i*d an ihdtviiual te *hm : A
r^ g t* a i eAa ^ # * n ®^ J o»* 0 &erain*tf?or« r,Z0 ^ roaj> *•**<»»•* under t*e :=1
Dec Caber «q>* • r?*; v
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ofUaurtceBalperin a^gis^a^irgi^ivirMt^atinCt «* **» hon,
Malpert n is an employe* o ft he Office* fx+JUtl * i pr Jjt 9 » Baryland.
ffa e 7 r^t b / arV 8 f Congress since OcUber 3f itdi* 9 **! eVVf* 8 a89i 9 ned *•
• Galperin was the head of the , ! & Januar V, 2945 ,■
Analysts Section of the Off tee of Divtsion in the See earc% md
5*« »•» iran8 forredtYthe^^ which section “
confidential eouroe making the oriainVi e ~t~?f State* According to the
Malperin was formerly a profeseorVf^Jl^ 9 ^ 89t oat hereinbefore.
Vniverstty . He was a member- ,t*^°* anGe Wages at ^Oklahoma *
source, during hie etay tn Oklahoma an** Uniw * par *y, according to this
•W. contact, to r,’„L b lt^ ^‘o 2 r t^ SZ'Z' 1 .*?:**•«»»*•», H.
former learned that White waa i*7T G *e£**~ Brs* White, at which time
’/. i AV<? 9 ., b,ta “ n th ' **<*»« a”lh,ltlo^a P .Zi°‘* ^“toniktp,
definitely proves a close affii 1V Z™ aater8 enumerated heretnbefo %
allegations made hereinbefore* elntltO* and +f 8tabIi8h8a that P*rt of the
these two fmiltee.,ffir f t ^ n n9 * h * aG * uat rtanceeh4plotZeei*
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ilfej
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■ Xs early as December s 704*; +*,« * _ will il/LiJ
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/r«-‘i^ x J.1^:*^^*^.f?*tj« *••««* ^>r.»«.; ; ^ 0 ;---
dot« -ftooe no* pet been revelied\ u 9 tnqulrt”el° m>nt ‘ tnce tk ’ la tter.
ss
ISI P or a 4“ e m<‘nor-^lr?j|lu2iFIIs%Il*^*i%*^* ^an*^oe®^^*2, 0 l
' stssrw » > : S5s “I* -
ua22y /ound its wav to the U H ed 3iate8 ^ich event^M
f • option* through Coe V. not hnotn but bl 2«“con ItiirU’V"*'^
.2«Mi£Z^ n tS% X# *'“»‘ : «i
*n Latin America and neVee.arilu w ffto * orgonUotton. ‘
either throughghite ^°S"«S
ssk*- '3? srirs.?^^ 2 !- J5s ^‘
%si:rSt* s a tV%:?ai %£Vh£ii\vti s v i * n ‘' r, v p r m
the Vnitei state. So U ^'.„* /“r™ e^.!S^ai!; nlriZ^T. wtth ?I
accordingto confidential sources* teas listed trn^thm fi*+tf£ e * 8 ** n * ^
National Federation for Constituttnnni roi' ^5 indices
^W%WSW8 S.S: :#
s:*ss.-K^r:;n»sr , .j5“?~;raS's a ^ ??“■ ”
ttal source a a. being Inter
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'i&ential source it was
September ^1941, that 9 when C Ja{ kVlil ° 2 80urce it was learned in
ment y tl n Chica 9°> Illinois, to* reclTwiVsi?* 0 **™* Comn ^ist
Party > he ^lelllTVvVr
At° ¥0r l J ° ne ° f whichl ^ r add°re C sleTVo S T PartV °f f *<>**& i/™*
At or about this same time it wal n , Xffe Pressman of the CIO
■ Communist for *lf’ tontana, for membership in the %
"*® «/ some prominence
cernmg organisations of +ha n 9 information was received
Government, Washington/// *»•*¥ in the/ni/dstaZ,
an underground oroup and headed 7 h* * „ or 9* n **ation was organized^/'"*
TinYt/lTti 7 ai ^r\ inZth/ngfo/ “/V/ * h ° ^VaiTuhtl
that one of the converts of+h/. source states de-
tho i e nl Pl ° Ved in the Agricultural Ad iustLnl 0l tS ? as Lee Pressman .
forty i„ a , moh as ; " . oiuic. 0 / tft. Communist
John L. Lewis' rtphtZld mln/ffi ^Portant for him to ll
Till' 7" I * t ™* e/ °°‘* e coZtZ^lZZni!!t t p' Fr Z ,,nan on asc «»i=«r 14,
7/punopill7y. v««5 ./. r Jf^2S"?. r £~i «>
S'cisj.f.'rgv
Zi7 ntn, K t ^* e ^‘‘mo«^infl7rl4 i wi th°«{ ia 7/ al * oure * « ■“«
Philadelphia in Hovemb.r, 1&3. ,Zi 1 a%i/ >nueaU °* &Utn i
roboration of this statement 4+ . another source in cor- !
' nVn nber ° f the c °mmunist Pattl^mVhe'rllVi* 1*** * reaama n is a:
CIO convention in PhiladeinhiH #» » received instructions at the
instructions impltci tig, ^_f ov mda on and followed these i
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had pone wronp in White's direction since qn»dlZ''l''% 'iPP ar *nzi\
contact with Philip Hurray , President «? 9 +?l y iVZ ha * <n
«ee him Jfonday, Pressman nrondZldt* l h * 010 * and wanted tc
this whole affair and l^iteinii 21**2 oontact rhite eonoernina
to ft*. fto B , tiar.wniiS! Vn" ' r * ,, » on “"<* «• »*/>. to lorn,
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Murray that same day and had ZrLd to an ^t S* ,1? C07,tac * with
»ent 0 / the panel. To rh??e ^gu^t^n^ae^
or tad. Pressman stated that it meant tha * ***** wa8 90 od
or collective bargaining were stZ Zd th l*°l le ff° r ** at mediation
. Recommendation apparently had nVVffVct * ftat th ®
because ft weant that the vartiea '/arZtJt ° r , t ° nich Pressman assented
. a panel, started calling elch ^Z^^ d ^ e V' edbe ^ ore
of ability to pay and would create the same iinZt**** whole business
in connection with General Motors Pr**™™* *P re8aion a * efforts
, calling on Secretary of Labor Lewi s B SrZmZ'l r °/i r red to
day at the Naval Hospital where he was under^in^l* *5?* 8ame
Pressman indicated that Schwe l ienhn~h*±m* % r 9° ir [? treatment .
exactly what was going on While fini out from him
then added that Schwe llenbach i^ and Pressman '
then continued that he had told Schwe nZnh* e i V Jl°* hin 9* Pressman
cjrntng Snyder call and the la tt.7 * tor <' °° n -
M contact the President and determine if hZ °2f 90ins
(apparently labor and industry) hold further- hav * them
Schwellenbach , get back to seV the p/esiTent.^y " U “$L *
be ieeuei^hlTolloTing^ly Z¥ch'\7 ilTiTnlV** '° hi ° h * !ght
cause Schwellenbach had held the ‘matter up* Thite^dVrinTthiV
VlkZnA C0 +tf erence * a PP eared be very interested in the activities
behind the scene concerning negotiations between the CIO and
then pending and further from the comments made by Pressman * wnV*
obviously in the confidence of the la *ter.f^Yljfl * 8
. On January >2, 1946, Pressman informed white that he had
received information that the Presided •
for the next day which was to include Bowles iHii r c Z?Z? renc * H
Secretary of Commerce and Snyder inthVwhlii fiZltufl^Vhi
, #?; ; j 'ZhVll IpaXeT^o V, ,V%%viit
Aid £+**+>, P. ro *P* ti i i '>* meeting which Pressman apparently
^Aid not know at that foment. White further inquired of P >r*l*mnX
' to suggest and the latter indicated that White t
Zk W J^^i ace *^ 9 iter oon * 9 Q u *ntly was in the position to answer
-hi e own question • Pressman urged that White should << ** *
Secretary Wallace the next day and pointout tohtm the bad aondt
tton of the whole situation and indicate that it me connect. Z ills
the meatpacking problem which in turn ts related To the whole* ***
farm bloc. Pressman was apparently very much concerned that the
strike situation was getting out of hand ./vf \(ij)
S£(KET ‘ 15 “
GeNMML'
for di.c/ee/on /Tilting taZVb/latl/rT/ /A J uWw “ ®
callg but wa. of t/e belief tl/t' e .Ifp^telrettuU be" £*%’&'*■
Bowles to do something for the steel industry . Pressm™ P ?n*?L + ^
that what should be done is this s if the strike runt t+J * ied
the. way it has been outlined. , it\ihbe%!^l7itaUng < Us? e
because the steel industry will get a small price inc^eaJf lo
get action the administration should call in thetop officials and
- ilt M a d i a J line /°: final settlement, taking a strong Vtand thaT
nui should come before January 14. He then pointed
out that if the steel industry could be cracked by labor , labor
T/lAl/tA »t° TUn the l anU t °1 O' -0 '*"'? every other induetry,
white inquired of Pressman as to whether it was permissible for "
him to mention that he had heard anything concerning this matter.
Pressman stated this was permissible since it had come through a
third par ty through the Office of Price Administration . This
apparently had reference to the prospective price raise on steel.
f i+h P ° i 8ibilit V °f b secu ring *0 °wage * increase^ or 9 th^it 00 !*! 0 } to
without a price increase. Pressman pointed nt to 1 fhitl thZi Uatrv
the steel industry would have to have a price inc re ^and^tLt
it would not necessarily follow that all other J* nd tha t
to have a price increase also other industries would have
was possible to have a price increase on stl*VZUl d n ?VHS ha J **
the automobile induetry and other industries It no™ the pr^lVlf 9
steel has been froeen since 1937, whtle other steel rnn*nmtr~
Aatt^that’b". * hei Z pri t e fT0 J* n °« °f 134 s - rbiU eonclliei by
PpA\^n th 4t n he a d7uii M * 4 "ornin/ j
Washington, the next morning and White inquired as P to*M/i« tilar* JL
jsas apt to be effective in Us program. }rls slants not optimistic
unless Wallace called him and added that he thought Wa 11a ce P would*
later^nslrf*** "!™ J>hilip Uurra V and go to the White House
from OPA, should be secure! P™*™°bly
similar action in other industries $e fate* ill * 7 ? n *Jf e2 ntth out
Pressman pointed out that it would hauVitfhi^l* 1 !? strike,
affair, /at u tH. ..tne^nTa/tb/UtUf it rlTj^fl/ih.
concession to raise the price of steel. Whits in
of ^teVitV d TrUna tl Wa * 9° in 9 *° authorise an increase
of steel it doesn't seem reasonable that this would fc*
Government *s
died ted that
in the price
done without
having the union's demands accede*
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wages, fr.e.aan centime* that *h.Frl.iiYnt m Y/i.r
pressure
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from industry and was train*
uCion* U ° 9e increa " mu at* be c£ ierminld^ 0 ^ f . urther that the
uni on a since the price increase ItVi l * satisfactory to the
$ 12 ^ ,
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other head* 0 / the labor unlit. H ° U8 i ha i not eu *n *al£d mil
neither ateeluan nor Snyder, hl^X XX
*ft« folioiing"norniig with ^J t ' la | / , '-«s«aan Wttld Tide to nork
above contact da to tohT PreaamhV * noi Apparent durino *
on an intimate level with White ^l 8e |f 8 ®* n P thie whole eftuati
States Treasury , ^ *!*•*■* Secretary «/ the United
am White T lm\Te\}^r\ul?a 1 r °j' a 'niAV' ta °*'*‘*°een Pre.. man
exception that Pressman contacted Whit*’ C t f inC T the possible
ashed him whether he was aware of fnVl tl nx i a Z v 29 * 1^6, and
presumably the Secretary of the Treasurif^h* 1 * 0 * hia 8u P er ior ,
Presumably head of United State /Stell t*? 0 * 8een Fair le88 ’
indicated that this was not known +n hi m* he * day P revi ous . White
4 XL.V£ d iTt7e VTnZl^rZZ
•applying of the reeult. of thi ^conferencVi^ir^Mn"*^ Ue
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“'j-U r-.'Vtth -famier reference to Colonel Wfnaru Bernstein, ii'waswt
developed ^thdt he was in contact with White on December 17. 1945 w
Colonel Bernstein indicated that he was interested in getting all of'tfuil
Nazi property away from the Nazis and. selling it ^ ?im
Ge rmany.*. To Whi te *s q uestion as to what wo ul d be done wi th the casWM$Bm
.Bernstein indicated that it would be held unde rt he control of the UnTttc
States Treasury - the main thing was to remove from the Nazis the control
of property in Germany . Bernstein also indicated he was being reieafeOT
from the Army soon, and, there was a vague discussion of a position which
he had under consideration with the conclusion that he, Bernstein, would
It i e tt e Z in * he ^asury at $10,000 a year. It was also obvious WM
ims 9 0 \ n 9 "bo take up the question of Bernstein's status witW!
the Secretary of the Treasury. White again was in contact with Bernstefr
on December 18, 1945. The latter told White that Donald Hiss, who i^ttie
brother of Alger Hiss mentioned hereinbefore, had contacted him and
a i v \*l d Po i l8h Government was still looking for an adviser. He iwm
stated that Ludwig Rajchman of the Polish Mission had been in to see Trtf
Bernstein was interested in the caliber of the individual desired by'^Ssf*
Rajchman. White indicated that Rajchman needed an individual to do tn&
kind of things Bernstein could do j ,r him and the kind of things thatm
George Silverman was doing for the French. Bernstein was desirous OfM
advice as to which crowd Rajchman represented and White indicated "ifteS-
* 8 continued by stating that the Polish Ambassador
needed tnree men - a fellow like Bernstein in many ways could be used ana
a fellow like Silverman to get the Economic and' Purchasing Commission in
order. *hite did not know how much money the Polish Government had-'tm I
spend and added that he had to see Rajchman in the near future. WhiteWm
also wanted advice as to what the next move by Hiss would-be, but BernWe
either could not or would not advise on this question.?"' N *
Bernstein apparently was not interested in the Poltsh proposi-
tion on a full time basis, to which White agreed, saying that if the Pofte
wanted aid they would have to pay fully because they have a very diffiWl
job. Discussion was then had as to how White and Bernstein could use-SiMT
this proposition to fit in with their other plans and White stated
he would have a definite suggestion along that line the next day.ifc
Various details of the establishment of an office, presumable
for Bernstein, were mentioned and White indicated that they, me aning^Lm
himself and Bernstein, had to have an office anyway because of discusewj
White was having with Secretary of the Navy Forrestal the following dlff
and that one could not talk without an offids* Bernstein indicated that
he had received a call previously from Governor Lehman of UNRRA and ?tX§l
Honorable Robert H. Jackson , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mm
the United States now on assignment in Germany , and he asked White if the
could possibly be interested, presumably in him on a part-time
White answered in the negative. White indicated, however, that Bernetirtn
should see Former Governor Lehman and see what he had to offer. White^m
in conclusion, related that he was going to talk to Secretary of the Wmm
Treasury Vinson very straight / that he had nothing to lose! he was enttWli
to it (this may relate to his appointment as a delegate on the Intemattom.
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Under tHe Brett ° : n : Wood Agreement) and would see what Vinson h
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White, dt whic^time re f^rtnce^fa^ma d^tn^si ^ ** a 9 ain ®®« in contact with
had appeared in the newspaper column of DreL Pemi^+Vl 8tateneni *hich
Bernstein indicated that he had f ? *? P f ar !f" tftat »°™in£r.
* ol "S to happen in 1946 aVdad^ TiVJlt a ??? t ®* a * *°*
worry whether the CIO Political in+-t~r, * nS jll Snen H* 6 i*ieni22er would
*VP' are going to gtv.th^lupp^Al j& «^anieation. of that
faring White '^TbYenc^inKil’ Jorh"^^ “£ * rs « »*<*•
J^card anything definite about hie*new 'lib %et lhV*% d wh l i!her White had
Treasury, Mre. White an.wer.din tk. ^
Ore* Peare^LllpoTeTctluinilt TnTlt.VeVl *??* Xarr > WV" of
January 1, lUe. .ipta»i„ aDDr.Ji»2i„J P ,°d / «° iJs ',°2' ,toct9d »<■ »»
paid to Ain in hrew Pearson 'l colZll Bal ute whioh had been
that Karr's name was mentioned vreviotsit VJZ\ n V * Jt ® UJ *• rooa22.d
who- was infrequent contact It th m* 9 't° r * °? an *n<«y<<itta2
the- Daily Worker, a Communist Part* IdltolVioT J^V? V **£1°*** "***
Press and the Office of War Intormn-ff*l lt0< iZ ion * , aB{< ,2a * tfr Transradio
able period for "The Sour," published 0 bv AlhZl* 1 *! 0 ®° r £ 8 ? f or 0 consider -
to- have had direct relattonshtnsmilh r ° hn ® Ao *• *no®n
w«i»* articles fortheDailv^WoriVr ?***»*•* * ar *V> Besides
1939, he was the author o + ^n a^li J * le ?* t on on * "evasion in March,
distributed by the ^ecuUve Cmitti l n * h9 Publication "fight"
*fAU ..ro& viWlVX^ ««c* length
White home, tAe /o^Jowin^onnonS^j/^nl^o^Jf^S^ in ih *
may* be of interest. ^hUra to a friend
**&ed that a large portion ojr their tyrieZd»"*lnii a * d i ik9a * Miaa -Whit^
believe in the same political idlll oa ^ la f dose friends
they have in the house are the eJeeiVt - pclitioe Mnd so the friends *
Juot toy, "What lovely weather we arV^havinl, 'F'n* {r*’t wuh and not
etated the belief that when one it an oduJ* S \. Wiee White
convictions that she thinks her nar-en+e**^ 9 h9 ^ U8t aiio * ®<tA Aia
underetandino of cantteet £, J 91 }* 8 have arrived at a correct
n-uitu.vutone vnax she thinks her- i"' ««•»« »»*/» me l.
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ISfUABT CONTACTS ANT, n nu.snnpiwnvm 1
'Mmmm
* 94S > aet out aereinbefore^considerobll °/ in uesttgation since Nooembei
cernmg the person, with when nit, ici n^ . n U ° et forth eon-
'ohe’-e his contacts arenot in sultiLl" In those il-
oharges set farther hereinbefore , a brVtr n * laUon of the original
■the identity of the individual i nvoiHi^ ota tenant was made concerntna
"here White has been * n tn instances 9
original charges^ very little if am? + S °Ht d ^ reG ^V related to the
Incidental to the summary of thY inu V es^nnVl eT ide ' , tifioati on was made
sirable to treat each ^ °° S th ^htmore de-
Jli lvermaster nnd Helen SUoemaster
mlntV' b r > ' r ° re haS r‘ >ri ? i ' ,C ‘ i charges set out
PpefyVo VimlZ I le7c?%l\tf£l^
pfeliZ r ial bU 9 l i% 1 7 Earl
ere aware of its ultimate destination namJi ^^eSilvermasters and Hlmai
Silvermaster was at that time emnltlZ*’ ll 2 !/, the Soviet Government
aid^Wiliia^f if*?**® Department ? of ^Ullltule^m 8 * 0 ^* 1 * Admin *striti<
niliam Ludwig gllmann was e/ P l oledfn'tZ * TreltuT/leTar^eT/. 2
7h?Zl£M°ll ToilTclTJ
h7remin n ‘d ^I7nl7 lisHlr if ** °f Susstan-Jewish
nniteTVfi Unttl h *■ aa o about twenty Hail V/l ms opent in china where
Se attended a untlersillH 2f °gf ^en he migrated To th
l.JZo. 'il’ 1 * in an «<*«o aiional tMtitJioi e t, ‘L S i aU °f California and
whln Sarl srowd7r r ‘ 3 r t ’ le ^ngshdemen^ Uiill ththVwHl r™ W»««t
p:Wniro n ^
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V S Z 9er yeara in China, Ihere sht had rn * US3ia and •>•*»* her
subsequently divorced ?£%??? 0 ^ « previous £rr ia L
her present husband. ' thls country , whereupon she Z£*Ud
.Ik L • ?• .• ..
s«s.*» : r^%sf5rs.^S“*»vr.s , S“.
Irtmseif witha3S i ** »aa at time that rni G0Vernment f*les
Photography. U an u llhT*? J anera and became pro fLSi!°! n P rovi ^d
tie Silfer&. t „4 Ao^euer ^ 2 ‘ ■?"* «<»>*«“ ^uuent '
— *” u n nu i e n9
ide coverage . Particular parallel
other than to estLuATS • ~
0 ™to e vUtr“£* 12 Tno 0 d 0nfU
citieen at San Fmn*-t a i~ ~ , Se was naturalised no « n°V? * n Odessa.
University of Vn »>, • *f co -» California, in 1926 tr* .? United States
ss^ 5 ^"” 1 **.
Kir :
Contact.., I >•*•*•! %”*£:*
'e^L^y
h&aauss o/ aasni^ii^ °f * be Communist Party in-flft &tlvernaat
radical • Silvern* *+ ations it. was concluded that an
with individuals atho ttr 'lt! 9f,J ^^^ v srmaster is known + Communist Party
...... v js« ssyjr "••* ■•- *•““»“ -• :.::ar:;;!
r Srn#T, - <1 . CONFIDOWW
substantiate what the oriain^^STe hnd + f ~
Silvermaster was one of the leaders in tha^VnlV*- *1 tA £ s re 9 ard > Belen
American League for Peace and Demor Book Sho P, the-
i ° China y and probably the Ifotiolal^ S° r
Liberties , according to the confidential l* * £ or Cons titutional
source indicated that tol hulS&f ^ «*• the
»n the United States . All 6t the* » ~Z eae f* e i J i!he °GPU (now the NZTD)
ported on been Pel
Communist dominated and controTltii°° n Sh d r< able _ numbe r of people to be
oftke United AnertcT sZllZ^d V tndicec
oftke United American
•sssunsn,sjm h^^srjsxr-
„ * emocracy, all allegedly Communist front groups
K i 7 7 V am <9.^ j « •*• "a •
William Ludwig rrn^n^r,
Silvernasters. Be porticipateduerl^ll.elvtiAri l /," 03 of *»•
gathering material which passed thynuf.hr wi * h J the Silve roasters
Government, According to the litre e^Ulltn^f °f b <J ° 2oa Souie*
wealthy family in Missouri. ff e latey^llid * originally came from a
finally procured a denial position in a /J* N V° Tork Cit V and
Washington , D. c . After mnkitf fl * c Government agency in
family , who recognised his potentialities** thl°* A*!* Silver * a *ter
taining a job in the United s+n+dm *** 6 8 * * ke V facilitated his ob-
gathering of information , he did muc^l^lhe^liltl^^hi Beaides ihe
cessing of the material precedent tn din Photographing and pro -
brought it into th. hands lfaht, InllVL^ th / ,i° U o rier »*«*
states that Ullnann’e induction tnio the United’ tS-lj 9 * 2 ,’ tlie 3 aurC!
imminent and there was considerable dtltumfl* 6 * Si ** ea Army became
Silvermaster- and Ullmann at It lilt <**«ouaaion on * he P art of
most advantageous. The J Vavy and the Sarins -rC 88rv * 09 would seem
they concluded both * ianUa * d 9 ^oe
could not . meet the physical reouirellnts dlrlllr,,* ii iainff tkat ra I*ann
he should watt until he was drifted and aUHttH* 1 * ® a ® d *oided that
Air corps. This in fact was done aVyLltt*?* J? b§ a 88 i 9 »ed to the
Ullmann entered the Army oa a private SiSLjf? *he informant, and
to a non-commissioned offioey and 1 *.+** nbsequently t he toaa promoted
Candidate School. * IV V“ fUtoel
Silvermaster was most anxious fay niilJlf 0 V Va i. hiaoon *i*sion.
.Pentagon Building, and « ' ' S # a 88 i 9 ned to the
this assignment was actually effeoted Siivly^l-ih ? i2varnan
- wa s a civilian employee of thYwlrn*nnJltl merman during this period
States Army Air Tories and stZtiflJ f ***fff n *d to the United
he and Ullmann made available voluminous matsrtffii n Sui 2 d t* 9 » Both
earns into their possession *i * r**M^^
August 14 * 19 * 0 ™°^%^^ th it Ul2nan n was born on
school in that state? received hi* f l i il* ' ati:9 ^ d9d elementary
Exeter Academy; ^ location from Phillipl
resided in MeV Tori in' 1934 an? 1935 ^ lit Be
cone to ^hington.p.c.,^^ ft
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eONflBENTtRL’
United States wbvernment with the nra Can a D^i 7 tTDL\\ 1 1 A
salary of $ 2,000 a year T+ A! 7 X 0nsumers Advisory Board 'at a
Board where Ullmann registered under° Sel/**** tJ ^' ou 9 h the Local Draft
Bailie r™l nication *^ SerVi0e that he re-
marry Dexter White. Director hr u° e E 9 * 19 d 0 , over the signature of
Treasury of theTni^d States
lid% 12 n Z ni:ered upon * e rvlce witTtht ulitld*^ °{. Ul2nann - Ullmann
1 9 A3, end was separated ‘fro. m +ho a — States Army on April is
rank of Maf or 4 / °1 October .14, 1945, with tte ’
f ' R °o* # 4 ~E 120 . %n return to off, * a ^igned to the Pentagon
entered upon his employment with the **f 9 * Ullmann again
*ent. it is interesting to Toll S t?tes Treasury Denari -
th n l t V! I/ ^ e3earch 8tuia * on of the* United* Stn+ i 8 T aaai 9 ned to the
•that Division b e ing headed by yft ftgV tates Treasury Department,
Schlomer Adler
to the originlrtouiil'lf ^or^tiln^ 05 St>1 Adler, according
Zitt °/ h / 9 i 8 and the * ar *v part of isis that durin u the latteZ
with this Soviet networJe his name arose in conner+i*™
r^Uten by Adler J^Oklngk ilV^hTn? X'VV?*
Department in. Washington, D . 2i tl \ h9 * n *ted States Treasury
Department representative in China ini* / ha *i H ne * ma the Treasury V
on Official character. PresuZnli?, °2? the l9 tters observed were of
the Silvermasters through White . V bhe Silver* i **° the P° a8 ession of
, t ,« ,«£•, uu.
6, 19ol‘ U at a llTd/‘iZV a li “ iro« » orn on ,
Treasury Department is not known** hJLmiJt 9n °* h r°t 9 *Ployment with the
Sir*! 071 * requested his Zooal Draft IVa/d Ju iH i 0 * 19dS * that De-
country and travel to China as &rmZi^Ji!J! 9rni i to leave the
partwent. . This request was granted* l/waVi ? °f.*** Treasury De-
Adler is a naturalised American oi+imA* W i 3 al8 ° determined that
in .September, 1940. Adler priviouVlv haTtA* 08iV9d hi9 final papers
Imbassy in Chungking, China? as a rearm miAVA 9 * Amertoan
partment as early as 1941 * jZ AA 9p resentattve of the Treasury Dm-
Vh/ti?f a *£ ouro '> »*»<" th'llti if.°lTA i T.iTrXr , °V' 1,i fr °* 0 '
that Adler, employee of the United q+n+m!**! 0 ** 0 ^* 9 ! to the effect
keen sending weekly reports to ? tf 2 awr i' department/ had
described as definitely a CoAunistl^ l* !*, ** r * v ' ? 9 :»oe fur ther . .
8toik n Zn At " as 9U9 Pedied that the ^ommuhis/pail?,*i°* Alexander
Stock market and utilising Adler's *
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SONIE ST EIMAN nnr.n
denYZ,¥Jy°? 1 aiioa in *»*«
T /i o e 4*^ r u
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D ' c '» and through arrangements witTwhitt '^^ ti0Jtar *a3 in Vashington.
?*l re « aui :v Department, Ja *%«£?* 8 ! cured <* position in '
documents from his office whiotiaVi 1 * \ t**® employment. she obtain **
notes u JeUn Silv^iaZ^*^ ^*: ***<*«»« ***'“ delivered $£ '* .
*>2d also *%m‘Zi IYuITiT ‘if 01 ?® *» *te sprino o/ 1944
|con*»?/iS^»te"tea“te; asTLs^ £&£“', YnYr^T
the internal situation in the Foreinn % Ce ^ leT t^ in f°™ation regardina ^
■** •"
Gold is in fact employed 6 t^thV Unite dete rnined that Sonie
nrt% re * ar ^ or ass * s te rat eeere tarn to m.v + ^^ e %J^ reaali ry Department as a
S iSs^s r. Yj^vir-
_*ngagenent. ** *?* «**• '*>»*'• <» Sonnsoteon^ Tttka ^ijnoft.o
Columbia University 1 ?? 3 l Se attended Mew Fork nni^^JllV 1 and
- * . ’’ r SE|n^T. ^TOivr
leZZfitt? eVr?y faUoALAmr ^^ZTTr
he me stationed at^Vre/su^Lmrtken TaVlaXJi fAa * tiTO
«*«r® he me thought to have been an atTistant £ %%??> B l°',
rather closely associated mi+h h-t m m . White or at least
from the ferlo group to administration 1 ^/ 1008 trans f erred
mentj who was also . accordtna to -the -in of the State Depart-
Soviet Intelligence, 0000 ^**** 19 informant^ supplying information to
November Sai \ old Gasser was born on
superior is Barry* Dexter White 'A^iV+ttZ* department, and his immediate.
us is reflected, by a permit is *?"«« ?i/.+? r * V *?* **■* <n Ecuador,
on January 7, 1943. Sis first -rest^enor^Vh. 6 ^ervtce records , issued
in Ecuador; however, a la {Xrt X Z°L appeara *° haoe *•»
for travel to Africa, Union o}*8nth Afi-ica am laVl/li™!. 2 ’ 1943 ’
be assigned to the Civil Affairs Xrc+tt . ’.5 * B ^VPt where he was to
further, on rebruary ls, l£At A *l"**°wer'» Staff,
abroad to North Africa Snain * aica ted that he was travelling
United States Treasury* J^ai^tw^^ a Z 1& V m^hT i9i99a9 / or **•*
exchange in the counttie / enmierated. « f°™tg*
in the United States in the fall of 1944 . GlassTr “ a
by numerous sources as a member oftherommnntttVL.^ been- described
associated with many indiXAa^ns W&'E? Tar^i^de.
OWING KAPLAN
stated ** *• '
and was giving irf ormdtion which < 5?. r ° r fc i T-J dBO<,OB 5oar <*
Abraham George Silverman T-k »,<» +ht/? a t n ^A i trough hie agency to
learned that the mauXl fit. rL ??"“£* *Aol «»,
was actually being received bu Siiti»nn^+ nne ii ei trough Silverman ,
and thence t alon* to silos
m s^yjs 8nss«Su^^‘»A‘sc..
Abraham /or employment waa
of Irving ttplon* Do rothy^aplan ^Kadhmln ?° 8 ^ 0ttnd »</•
^ thlse ciytaVtl\T^\%l , r C .?t Vh^X^
SECIlT
-as -
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frlmtZ III Tpe tl iTchtf
in the Treasury Department rZitr, In f ght return his position
to the effect that? she shVuld* coitact frZnkcZT" ic . ate . d with his wife
no confirming cable concerning hU releasl* had beet “ dwi ? e him thai
BoT,thyX, P l m cllVaftt^an f%?Z% tV\la7lV e P ta°/ ^ ‘
tact with Frank Coe about the +im* 7 * j + ut she had been in con-
He indicated to her that nothina further- etf 7 £°r husband's relea3e<
Treasury Depart Ilf allttl^rnttiltd Sht^i 1°™ V nC i ihe
lMZl\lTr™* t Lt h loVJbfe iTrAlalllAAll^l ^iZpl/nZc,
\ently concerned
•■%) IJ) ^
lILLIAJf HENRY TAYLOR
source of UfVrlltUnZhtlllt %hatfh\tlZlZ b r' J '° r <', tha J th ° original
value to the instant unTeliround Soviet cln?,r°V'!l* d ”'' d extreme
to place individual, ° ! hU t bt ^ty
ment . Mentioned particularly in I*?! " U the Trea *ury Depart -
fall 3 ~ - »•-
2/ km E:*jg; :.**{*:?; ?,Tr^is;?rr1r‘*** 9 s«?r*-.o.
£u?itjv.n ’uetfiyZ »'
<n$ J'iluerBiaatffr wm written and oSa7?n£™f!w S ' Ct * and waa au PPlV-
W appotnUifo KJ felw'lfef *" «<>«• ft '
Bloleton of Monetary Beeearch onjanuarui 'llTf* 0 rhl al H ,t A n **•
headed by White . JSTe reeianed him nnei+imf!*-- d<u<?<o«
on appointment as an alternate American renreel!ntaiif,. iS * 2 i>. tC a0 ° ,pi
lnf/Ao?ar b uVul\l^
Beeearch on September IS, 194S, a, print tpal /oolofcfnaliet?"*""
coNajpffK
r SECR3R ■
K ? »sssr^r*C ^.rjxw:"*);:
including a visit * /forth ifricTon o >, ? < ’ Br ‘' ?«P°>-*««i>t,
*»« Invasion and London id connection loith officta^bueinete^miih*’’'
regard to the invasion of Europe . .As oj" June' 19dS he
reached in care of the American Embassy 1 at London^ England.
ABRAHAM GEORGE SILVERMAN
° Silverman.
If lv 1930 ■stoaccept employment with the^all^oadieU ro^nt Wd
The circumstances of his acquaintance shin mi+h +h- virement Board .
Ulnann were not hnoL to t^r^V"*
period j Silverman was accepted on a verv friendiu pertinent
i ^r^Tas^
to the Silvermastere ' hone. P ecialt ‘t, he began bringing documents
During this same per iod , the source learned +hn+ ww.*
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gw
«nte,xn; P L#S
htgh octane aviation aasoline S£JL??J?f 3 S* ur *' etatietics regard -
S6SIP8Bi*^SS^
totcior to ftous iee„ („ contact with Nathan Oregory SiTvermaster * *
(
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DONALD NIVEN WHEELER SECRET'
• JLo cording to ! the. original source; Donald N. Wheeler was
.an ‘ element - of the Por^^jfupjhent ihe
pertinent period, nam4fy’:iifi;j&44^paa employed on the Editorial
Board, of the Research Analysis' 3&£ipn of the Office of .Strategic
Services* The ‘ materialwhichhe. submitted was stated to J>e of
consider able value. He submitted material which included ditto
copies of monthly arid semimonthly reports of the Off ice of Strategic
Services as they concerned political developments throughout the
world, some of which were marked *Secret* and Confidential .
Th e source states that- Wheeler is a native born American,
&
a graduate of Tale University dnd had' ih the past been a student at
Cambridge or Oxford specialising in Economics. He was described as
a due s -paying member of the Communist Party. Wheeler is apparently
an American who attended Reed College, Portland, Oregon , and Oxford
University as a Rhodes' Scholar . He also was an instructor at Tale
University subsequently entering upon employment in the Division of
Monetary Research, United States Treasury Department, as a j ™ior
Economic analyst in April, 1939. In May, 1940, he was detailed to
the Senate Banking and Currency Committee. His immediate supervisor
^ while with the Treasury Department was Harry White, now Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. In September, 1948, Wheeler was employed
in the Office of Strategic Services.
While in attendance at Tale University, Wheeler was friendl
with David Hedley, who is now a Communist Party member in San Francis
California. He is described by the individuals who knew him to have
fostered Communtst fronts while in Connecticut Universi
and supported such institutions as the Spanish Aid Committee . On ont
occasion,’ according to a confidential source, Wheeler and his wife c;
known to have attended a Communist Patty meeting in ....
Connecticut. He was aotive as cm organiser for the Spanish Loyalist
cause; is a member of the Washington Book Shop; Washington
for Democratic Action; and other alleged Communist front organisation
Victor JPerlo in the recent past has been in eontaot with
Donald Wheeler and other individuals associated with suspected Sovie
'agents, have been USen in company with the Wheelers.
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yellow carbon conv of tu * 1>d tbe FeLr u*ry 4. 194/. ® uJ * r maxi channels,
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* report to General v*« u *** P ra «ie«. whenever hT^! tIia * *"* that **r.
went to the file, in the Wm*' t° “*** * not * tl0 * of that dellv «*«d
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“* e with the President. 1 told uL that ItadM^ °“ D * xt * r WM te
(November 6) and again this moraine Mr » ,^^ ttorne f General that on Friday
*f“* Gandy, my secretary, indicate* tta/b**!^ 1 ** 0 " ^ c4ll * d *“d talked to
s “f ements »W not receiving material f. C ^* d °°** d Oeneral Vaughan
t** h ' ha<1 *•» ^«etaw“ » * B1 - 1 °“, ,ed **•«*“
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into^tkT n * 110 stated furthermore that on occe-Pons > G. re P°rts to General
u«o the wastebasket certain FBI report Mtlr ,b f*,"!"* V * 0 S h *" *“d thrown
the Attorney General that Marauon »L,/a *1* they had boea received. I informed
•erne of the reports which^dT. n tft wltl c ““f ““ *“ bi“self £ra™
the- Attorney General that Maragon tad f^ta?*.T , ’ afih, °' 1 *»*“ “formed
former secretary of General Vaught till* **“* M1 ” ““>* f“ d «r.on.
Maragon and tad indieataH , a.. b ! cnm
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Maragon and had indicated that ehe weU rc^ii * with John
»atcer. I informed :he Attorney General thTfjf, ' f xhe as P ect * of this
what he should do about his kaowledo- of this mi?* 0 ? made * omc inquiry as
by my eacretary that whatever actio^t' “ ‘T ***“*
aave .0 be n.» own decision.
rr» v
“Wired of me as to who on. Lyons of tta Suui ° f ih ° <=“*««•.
» lth “» «bw.ivc «-N^ftaS r ta to wh «»> <“• of
Itold han this was Ur. Fred Lyons who I uldlv ^ **** delirered by the Bureau,
department serving in the Foreisn s.-yew ^ dc *“ ood was a:iU with the Scute
“• ~»2 ss. *£££££; v i\v t
general contact and to whom reports w l ‘v 4 whom this Bureau had
reason why any report was delivered to MrT^oni.^* ****** *** «• the
Taylor case and wantTl **" w 4*iam Henry
! °* a man e *nployed by the Monetary 1 l° ld hi “ that this was the
jfitijw hearings before the House wommission. I stated there had been
and we had also Activities Committee co^e.rnine
1 J OW ^ •»* Awarded 4S~
? rVice Co »»i®8fon, and Mr P^IT 0 we< ^a Mr. Philip
kr About certain
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decision as to whether to give Mr Tarlo J ^ “ aot T* reached a
General instructed Ur. Olney to i*mnwf*t < f eara f c * or «*• The Attorney
ttat Proper action was tak«7 d I,r look into the Taylor file and see
employed in Govenu^eiu tg^tcuZ pe^s^^rh™™ 1 ^ t,MSre were 5ti11
be picked up. 1 point, 1 out u> him Z* °" ******* lists to
week that the Acting Secretary of Interior hari ** “• mo »ndum last
persons who were employed in the Intevio- n *5** * or a ll,t °* names of such
know that the Attorney General bad srevi * Department and apparently. did not
tary of Interior. The^tto^ a / 0 the Secre.
office address a cotnmunicatiii toeUh efthf th *l* ,r * r ° le y in Mr. Olney *s
communications had been addressed ^ ® ftpart »®ats to which the previous
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Very truly yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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Sta-rn dated N0WOTber a i8° n iql!? rS the Bur «au>3 Coimmnicatlon .
«»7 •t 2 tfi. 1 S5i ?**’" ont^
? n an ®nvelor>e for del -f i a inal was separated and
in the log maintained i n +u ^~ /er y» A notation was ? nd
filled Zl a d ^e 1 l V r ed by ^iSTSSi;!!^' «* ^
communication had^nt^ bee *? deliv ®ned. If for 8 anv n r. entered on the
sta : o would °ha ve 'b e en olnVlll^^ tbeCo^StfS: 0 ^;-
on the Bureau’s file cony. ° r a . notation would have bf| n made
x
OC - Mr. Ladd
cc - Mr. Belmont
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DIRECTOR’S NOTATION* *»T wa ^ ^
UIATI0N * 1 WA NT SWORN STATEMENT
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Office Memorandum •
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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* Mr. Tolson
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DATS:
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,d " H£m-.J>e*teArM?f ha ?’ twnmitting
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aetail e d summary on Harry' D- X ’t transmitting a
* ne letter is cantiohed:
right-hand «ndorae„. nt ln th> u ^ r
oula^l^te^fr^i*^ ^ecollection^J^the^cnt; 6 t °° ny - «* states
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have aoDeared. 8 “ «®oret«ry, a notation , to this |f|e“ ^uld
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Mr. Ladd
Mr. Belmont
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DIRECTOR »S NOTATION:
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letter of February 1 19kf J°V bout the delivery of the *u
7 it 1946, to General Vaughan on F?L the B ,*T eau, s
•. Ladd February 4V. 1946.
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Mr* Stanley
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»o»», <t irii*itSS"tiSt d he\!! 0 LV nt i on ihU •’xUotdual by
/ according to bureau «] e ! J n £ ** Million Henry Taylo
f Of?* ^o/>ar***»* # J»*trna*io«£»'J!j ^**<»*a»* 2><r*o*or, irtddim Vl
*? identified tn Mo v ember 1945 Taylor mao
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for ynr t*for*oti»n.
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?7 1953
HOT RECORDED
146 NOV 12 1953
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*
^t°bi2i*Ution Boord mt ChUnMa« 0)1 ^ Chinn
Chine99 government. B# * n * fVicyed by the
<*e true ted 2* iJJtJi SftlJt** Washington Field' or Hem
|jfr«*» r ro.A*e 3> ec » UI .Jf^" 0 ^:* •HiS/laaiVtaa*
^formation obtain.*?' i ct ?* confidential £>c«?«
concerto 2 * 5 * 3 * ° ^^.inor*
justify farter investi atrfn b i 1 L If n °t aooeor *° *
{* **io connection it in ■•*?* ** * *{ ttrccB «* tftci tine
bo advteed of the outcome eftjJ*?* *i tu bad noted thaThe
%**”**»* •** then planning t2*oi*} U iZ* 9i *°* *** ™'aourl
(«i-aiVsit) ha ' ,ina *° *• »*** **« uL%i*: *%.»*<»•* •»
,"T ea cj *** outcome #> r 7 7* ** •«« anted
f'f? ’■*«»< k» t*.n plant (no «* 1
assignment having ta in ItZZ I? ••*• Baylor to Undo
(ei-aaes-t) 9 * * "^M** t»m«» ,y lur^i.
liUj ttan S. n ,t m Ai _ j 9 , u f9r t . m ;
• Communist Fart^member ^V** 1 **™ Jtrr i lFpemtlou
Incorporated fa a signed* etotllltV* **{ ormat *on thick mas
to Pureau agents at #«■ November 35* .
Stpianagt apparatua, ♦» W stlatrmaiit r
nr^tp’z; ss^s:**^: -•-• >
,«o« niltla Taalar LTl ... 9 -
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**** «• « SV«a#ury SoiS!ti*nt rlmtill 22°* Ml
inter to li* bin. im* i£*t *? U *t U €kt ** «
ddmtni strati on. dobording to^Monilit^it 1 *** 09 * 9 ***
Communist fortu mb** *bL S!** ***** r *oo «
During tho interim bitten M^rotir^stei'eVt* Si **>*”***• ro.
departure to Ztobon M Monti* * Ij»rj t 2TI^«f*«^* <nc a * rf ^
Treasury Department tn wlVhin2l\i *i****y*« r w# *» ^
M« «t ttet Department 1*1 iJSf secured by
•» c^ ( iio»rS^S; .ii.!"!! ft « rt^*
Prvbnblyu'ttnXSZZZi’V to Bentley, k* mod*
** the Biivsmmeur *eo*l& l 5 JT a ** '• •***•*
**f*tt*y r*eaI2#tf ha etna mJZionlViZ 1 * 2* D**vormeter.
Steen her Jo r duToVi^t^ ti ^ J ******** dot*
r wr r 9 ™* M***tan*. (65-56402-220 )
entitled *Z>
tho tnjbrnatt on /urSubed bl Mlila^ith *°* Uin **
her Espionage activities , i ******* oonooming
2i*K^r: :SS? xstssssA.
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Stamped notation On the ****** **d a
**•♦«# tSUS aS,!. **g 2W*»*» ,
tT.iiT J {z: ZhZ?.
deliver** *» iw.j r oji9ct* th* nummary *>a*
t»*Z™d?SZtJi',l ' / ,!*' **“• ^rt m «
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dot * d 2 ecej *l>er 7, 194 . * 0
end a nataUan^.XTfl^i i-'/td.nito!"
reflect: no that it bureau's copy
2945, to Mxtt Correa. hil^ZtlQ?/ 90 ^ 67, 7 >
”S0 Vt ,t .*** entitled
the eyirn’tory of November 37 . IQak %*** . ** enttcal with
* ■*%*' ««•/ •/ ««■ ^
toon sus, Keu j. or u^ruZU toiid*" <"■« *.<>»,
Virginia, Northwest, Was 1 21st and
-ebruary SO, 1946. .he Bureau '% cnr> C ' J by 2et ter dated
jf*er cl'lrZ lT° lnS
^er.d >1 Specinl Z a .2/.°\ l ( a e f%.%t £35}
lett.r doted t/breVls"'' lota Bto *f L ’P^rtnent by
end Ctn/tdanbiS.. ,i‘ /**•' "i’.rj.wj V
Bureau *c copy renectollll* Jil***** r * **•
the Cemnuni cat tone Sectt** 0 * 9 2 tttcr cleared
end bo. •'nt bl sL ci f l*A dtar.h u, IMS,
* *? } ul *eeoenger. ( 6i~3499-83aJ
rand.nb.ry,
dnt.d >nirZ%’£ 3 ‘ ls % l'*?"**' *» *•**"
olir copy of thin ** notation appears on
^4;^ ajiS&ft J
on
which
truary 2ff
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To Honorable rred M. Fins on* Seerotaru of
•• e Y >» Z**rY.u?
Soeitl!/1% J ?25i * —PV Of the ommmrm of
December *** 2945, tea* mod* eoetlmhje by-
V Mr*i Stewart of
A summary of information oonceming Parry Dexter
White dated Februery j , 2940, contained a documentation of
William henry Taylor* the documentation constated of informa-
tion furnished by Elisabeth f* Bentley, tehee e identity was
concealed, and pctntcd cut that White me considered ef
extreme value to the Silvermaster Soviet group, be cau ee ef
ht o ability to place individuate in particular poet tt one
tn the Treasury Bepartment and mentioned particularly in
thie category Will inn Menry Taylor* Taylor wao described "
mo a dues paing member ef the Cemmuntet Party w he me supply -
tng rtlvermasier with written and oral information secured
by htn in the Treasury Department* In addition tt me stated
that Taylor prepared a report on conditiono ti» China w' ich he
made evatlcble probably to Silverman but peaetbly to Silvermaster*
Thin report eventually me odd to havo reached the kendo of the
Byssians* This letter marked " Personal and Confidential, My
Special Passenger," mas personally delivered on February 4,
1946, to Brigadier General hurry Bambino Vaughn, Military Aide
to the President, The White house, (65-~ 6402-473) Thie nunnery
wc» furnished to the Attorney General by memorandum dated
February 4, 1946, which me actually delivered on February 6,
2946 • (65-r6408-621-Il) this memorandum mo also sent by
lettor dated February 1, 1946, to Mr • Frederick B • Lyon, Chief,
Division ef Foreign ActivttB Correlation, Department ef State,
Washington, D* C*, which me personally delivered on February 4,
2946m Thie letter stated in parte "It will by appreciated if
you would arrange to have thie brought to the attention of
Mr • James F* iyrneo, Seeretary ef State, tl year earliest a on-
won iemee." (65-56409-469)
A summary entitled "Underground Soviet Espionage
0rgani ration (KKFDJ tn Agencies of the Catted States 9e comment*
doted February 92, 1946, aemtatned the inform tt on famished
My. Elisabeth IV Bentley, whose identity me aenaenlads aoncem-
tmg William Menry Tapler, Thte summary wma disseminated as
fallows t
To Attorney Manaral Clark by latter dated Pebruety f s , j
1946, marked "Perooml am d Canfidanttal * By Spe at ml
Messenger*" A notation appears on our file aopy
"Delivered to Alice O'Donnell tn AG's OJftee, Boom
5711, 18t20 P*M*, 9/26/46, E*J m " ( 65-56409-573)
g r M| t*L
O* rural toughen at the* Whf 40 * 300 * e**^ ^f 6 ***™ 9 **& r ****i tm
eopy of thie tuuuaru? Thmim++JL* /urai thing him with a
Confidential • M?SpectalJulie^?^ narked, "Per tonal and
our copy of tho letter, "MeliverZd *. w ia tten appear e on
M. Mooch,* and then t hi tmZliZt? 9 Jt U0 )l im * */*6/49, by
Our file* olio oo?tetkthi lAlllJP'l'l. (™-SO*0*-3n>) 9
February fs, 1946, U OoncrlFwlXLi* tier dated
•**«* Faughan, tnturn, ned^avZflotli H tZ *** * u **<*ry
ef the War Aeoeto Corporation J*™*^**' Sugary, hoed
Me tort* feteph Carrol? and Ue £uot?7I ** rl Ur ***•»**•>* through
on loan to the War AttoU C?rmt HiSZl* 9 #£* " r9 » * f *** ttne,
returned to Central roughen. SS H , Vtl fl*** 1 ? was later
te to be noted that m »?*»*< -If* 1 * ** ee cured it from Jbf«, Jt
in our filet, ”w!Z?oum™ relate? li%i '***••** dual let . or
for White Mouttm * (05*56408-573, geg/ 46 JUrniehed Oeorge Allen
K
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file copy "pel t cored ta*ee!lJl 0 t a ** 0H a Poearo on our
* *• ? ( U a ^/4;*y** */W r
r! **P*r*™ r &*"p?*i!l l*ut^%li.g t j , °iVi e,ntral
Tho Bureau copy reflmL-tm+lVl toted April iM8.
sar -
Perocnal mud ConfidmZ+W, *hich mao marked
A notation appeonou iLr*fiiZ 8p * oial toooenger."
tho memorandum cloaVed*?k/rit-* 01 i V r *S 2 tottng
*°rch 13, 1946. (%!&iiJZ 0 ff**totiomo Section
torch notation o' M0morandum toted
copy reflecting the mowlld£l P V!Z 9 °H ° ur /i2e
Communication* norandu m cleared the
(to-SUollji?) * e “°* *» *"•«* 14. 19*6.
bt'dlli' I>trt,Ur 4*Ut
a Al U Ji 0r0i *° ^ Secretary Jr alMJ hU * um *ary mao to
uiT%z^,i) u nw
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Aeti oiti ee A in M tht r § n ited^tatZM " S L X04 f* entitled ^Soviet
oTth^A** memorandu * Sated July 5S* isIJ **£,!* *° ih * Attorney
Jf ■!} * Attorney general by Clark P*reuont to a recue
Preeidont. Under the kondtm~ C *Iff 0r ** Special Couneel
***«•• •lu^tutfSiSS SKKSS^es***^
mummarieed naming princto
J«M Jlpu ioo» B * r fa , 7* uho ■**»'•»<<* *• SlERI
*ht» S'oup. Thu tiamonmat^fll ragXor hi tneluM tm “
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a ' ' v 1 '"'‘ ,,J ’ ■' ■' "> ' '^ ■'" £? ,! - r '
itltffiif ffufil?* t* fp* 9 toi ^oo tot ant ft tho
Doenhir 9, 2944. {^MoZliUy*" # **“** •»
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££”;*?? ** J * r wr»'
•n JUne 26, 2949, In rtcltni It ¥%?**** **• ** 9 *onttnued
mttgnod kit pen itien with * ^oi fa yler
JL, pu:%7^ f ^ f S!“r4/ tpa ^* nt ' »
^ **<*•&»■** Bentley mo* let rllZi # * w# **/• motion
2itH*t2** U * •** •» 3S a?** td¥*i P^UunZy* Thin
tmtttmttnn »/ «« *¥ 33 , -|i pto f, 9 , 4 w
*W&&£ v? *?"•* *•«•£
«#f| forntohod Jtittrity Mmtter • c
**4* to entabZimh the extent ms *££¥ *, Z v$ *" u * 9in 9
tko report* in thin nano,) * tdtttonol diooemtnation of
SilOormOMirnn mwttt ?**.**
allegation that Toylortno •/ JZixabeth Bentl
SiZvornaoUr Soptonago grllpl fit nt f * * a ! • •♦**>*’* »/ **•
iJ*? 1 •* #«? 205?, rai by U Vi rtuo l a r l ¥ ***••** 9* U*>
*tth the International Monetary *Funri n f° u2or 9 ^Dlcfyneht
onetary Fund, an international oraanizn * -
ITT
eevered by the VW loyalty Order.
*etd ^proe^e^Teilnr^^ *° n '
nembere hip end did neb keCt^n ****** * Communiet *mrty
teld that he mat « Cemmuntefiv HelV***!* 9 hu * *** *•»»
ttsi 9 n v i i . maH ^ : -sr^rt&^xsssrss: •*«
«.*.« a. a.IJ .. m.mb.r. of «*, Sul^llu/lZu**,.
i..cr«k.Sv:S:ri!*
•/ faci/lc nuatton* «» *« *■£ **•
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#• me nx i one a tn he
eeotemal Cemmitteee. 00 t
*» «l n>t*«« >t>«i «“ rr ;»»* mmUrtmU
Thu, htarimg. mtf jj.. .w"!;* X»n»»t.
Smieeton by Special MeeelZdZ* * ihe C **U Service
J* rmUktd tit* M«rta.H , Zv’\..ltY. «• «!••
a » offtp*
He Car thy Committee* (even* hearinVl *! ***/*•& before the
•pptratu. mm. .tt.nottng t. *M.«»
ii
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occupc, tioa , curren cy descfort nboue.
,$tUvjCf
•n November 3. loss Special Me* e eager * e '*
Ptpartmin* ,f A.Vte. »!* Sift*! i".* 1 ” A«l»*«d 4k«
^rjSSH«
Ch ° t ™* •' **• »*H't tetuV, itliliM »lnrd" e *
together with Chairman Fi»i n *+ +%lrZ « ¥ “ ,I<1P «<
called at the Director'* efficC Vl* /*L+ U *}
*• f • atr,t v <, e,no,r.att^n tti* -t\l ° b tr^Alr A,r * aa »*
contacted by Bureau Linimnm JllVl **c ~%r ect or, he wa*
mhtch u„ », •x“,5.t tl, 19ss > **
Fltmabeth B entice. Thto waodoVl'u?^ Bur0W ****r»ie»
requeet and the rooulte JSSL VZl r *l n ° 9 »*** **•
November S, 1953. Ktieaboth Cc**t*oto* cm
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may |//l«loi •/ the Depart* emt made thie euppeetfoi*
*i«* frmoxrrm tm M(« pr apron, ft ecrtainlp ®ae dene vfthout the
w
|)ilii!ri#< e/the Federal Bureau 9tf Investigation. A§ a matter
'■■ f—t, f desire to point out that the maintenance 0 / Perlo in
WBueremt
tmuent employment
imp repi
Boreoa,
mot continued either at the euppeetton
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' Metalled eumm at ion t/ the Gregory Case, including the participation
Of Treasury employees, was furnished to the Secretary of the
XWA/teury. At the request of Ur. Lawson Moyer, of the Pereonmel
tetigati one Sect ten ef the
tptember 11, 1948, with a
Treasury Department, he was furnished
general summation of Perlo's o
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*PS*9*09. fflaaaer §f tka jy # !i * In **rgovernm 9 ntal Convitte/ on
* **rl 9 f 9r the state PallttTln* * + riom* ended
, **J>mrtT*nt #/ th# *tarS#« # I?fih J h*w aduiaing th 9 state
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^l 9 /** 1 ** t+—arg HpJZUnt iellt** a? 1 ' * ai ' ° f
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6t30 p.m.
MEMORANDUM FOE ^ pj/
V\
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Mr. Tracy_
Mr. Caraon_
Mr. Egan
Mr. Gurnea_
Mr. Harbo
Mr. Mohr
Hr. Pennington_
Hr. Quinn Tararri
^r. Naa«a_ ^
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Attorney Oeneral^ha^tnit 1 ^* 011 f d 8 ’ tate tfot the
*>. FWcA ntat*d h i>,„4. l k J d — t0 , him . about the^Vreaorv ca„
a ? ;7 2S^;'.
........ v sa^
f? w<? Indication that the^reasur^Bepartm^ t Clark a PParently ha$ls >
t^ie actfon 0 / tAe Department in the ni * nt WaS dissat isfi e d with
Vanech as to whether he had seen J ase ' Clark tnterroaateX
Vanech told Clark that upon his in ^ hat be had told him. etc
be had talked to Foley advised .^^ructions several months aao
employees had been "mtZed^p" 30me en P 1 °yees or former
demanded to know who the Bureau’* <e Ca5e and that Fol cy hid
bad declined to identify the inf orm^ntT^ ° nd that Van ech
theu
and critical but that* Vanech had Doin^d th ^. t Foley was hostile
bad, very early i n the case furnished* + °+t to hin that the Bureau
Treasury Vinson a eummari^titn oe +l ° ±hen Sec retary 0 f the
after the basic facts had been esLblLl^ a sk °rt time
toe did furnish a copy of the inti-in? 1 hedm ( 0ur records show that
Secretary Vinson onUa/ch/ iVA] t/lis to
report had subsequently been lost bu tV^n^ told Fole y that this >
further told Foley at the time of the it , Trc ^ sur t’ Depart* ent. He ^
case waa stiH under active itveslinntl a ri V W With him *bat the
^Attorney General that you had talked ttv* v anech also told the
Department direct about this case tint Jn 1 n the T reasury
Vanech stated you had informed him about. fact ~
Respectfully,
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THIS MEMORANDUM IS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES
IS TAKEN AND NOT SENT TO FILES \^/
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TO BE DESTROYED AFTER ACTION
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hahtmd this mat ta huua thaaa uurtaua paapla
l«ftinrl«ail by oar fnmaattgmtara or haaa ama of than tab am
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***d farfurthar tnuaatiguttan by thti Muraam ar far in tar -
aiama a f thaaa paapla by attamay mki might lutar Utah ta
praaant It t» a grand Jury . I patntod ant that if auoh ta
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tnceneed at the aliens or ¥ r 'i ******* and
and that ft man ted todnon^etXFJi £ ip T*H in th * Gregory eaae
adequate law to fetmif about it Ant there oat me
ia»* />»/■■ #.#.• rf"®* **0 bringing #/ indimOm , •«■*• #»#•
Vr* Quinn doubted the adwt eabtit^ie 9 ^ ***i*Uents and
Director pointed out to SrFaiiik etCfeF" 9 *** 9 *** Th *
' •t tAf futoou of Ohm #. * tAct Ae iei net a$ eumrtt
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to*. Qutnn that the natter ofk2ln n * * h9 ** ir9 " 9r P*Uted out to
f in nhich he oust make the dot erntna t$on* * P****a**ent was one
. Communtet ^rt^BHef^o^ihm^m^m SH 9 *** 9 * a^Uitiinr* the
•aid he felt the SKfS^e^aF 994 ft 1 ’* ••* 9h * Ptrectir
by several m rea2 llmMre^ltrior**!*^.!*^ T0 * u *** «<* digests
and that tt should not be So no ^ 9 * * Grand Jury
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.without the knowledge ## the ^ oertatnly mao done
Jo o matte* a# «•»** • 4 /Jtffraj Bureau of Dnuest foot ion*.
it eu± «A«« 4u
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concurrence of the PuriJuT * * U ** * S th * .*•*—* •** »<** *A#
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lUuttien of kZnAar JllliJ.ll *£?* * ar °U Matter, Director
y*»r 0/ «o Treat*//.
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v On April $9- logs <- - • *.-^**^ .. % ' .
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tn April bq* 1 QAA .„j ^ Director hod epoken
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* potnted out the Attorney General jilt there woo
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City . »er* preaent. Ifr. Jerrold ff. Fan C<«*
presided, I was the first speaker and took the very simple ist
that the FBI was merely the fact-finder , did not participate in
j/ixinp policies of antitrust enforcement and we followed specific \
instructions as to the scope and extent of antitrust investigations |
that the FBI was a service agency for those firms who desired
to cooperate since our Agents ' presence was for the conueniend
of the company and their counsel to avoid them shipping the]
numerous records to Boston t Chicago or Los Angeles or other
place of venue for grand jury examination . Also that we took
up less time of company officials by making our investigations
and that our investigations provided the accused another day
in court since any documents and any statements which they
wanted to produce could be submitted by iys to the Antitrust
Division for administrative decision as *o whether further action w
is necessary. I discussed instances of JSraudulfkt tempts
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in New York, the meeting was opened for QuestioBfr and answers,
I received only two series of questions dnd they were hot hostile,®
Mr, Carson and Mr, 3 ollabaugh were both complimentary concerning
the objectivity and fairness of the Bureau's work. Former Agent
Jerome Doyle was one on the panel of questioners. Former Agent
Supervisor Granville of the Mew York Off ice, Tnbw in private
business, was also present*. . .
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n 4%%he only points fiscor;^ a fpre on legal matters^as\ f
between Cuytpn and Bollabaugh, yet itkMs a friendly meeting,*
at least friendlier than anyone expected, -.. !r
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ft Mashihgtorti
'Xx r Age)ft_ Doyle asked that his
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there nad beeTa meeUng^f’the'sx*** 3 ^ tAot earlier ' **U week
*ald or f -Astoria when it wa* / , A9sociation in the
Truman was cbout two floors ahV!Z ¥l that S° r * 6r President
that they were having a meetin^^and 0 +h^ e K sen * *>ord to
came down to the meeting 9 and veti 9 ±n* d S° rmer President
made a little talk. B e 9 made several^hinhf V and 1 uer V Pleasantly
comments concerning the Ru**n,. ° Jk hi 9 hl U complimentary
did not remember bit tLtewas* notLl^l det ° i2a GranJ *
and nothing unfriendly in tone. * 9 ° n un f rie ^ly nature
Ernst had made a radio* talk the*rV-'i hri** ** *5 ot * u °rris
out that the FBI did not drat before and had pointed
Dexter Ihite of being a sol a£ and acc “ s * **rry
Truman had every right to dec f- ^i uTd0 suggested that President
the House Committee ? * *° dec2 ‘ sewering the subpoena frlm**
REC OLOJEiiDA Ti OK;
Hone. The above is for information.
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these , memoranda. Copies ha v* H-fl?* •
requested advice as to whether iwfe''' ** ' Mr ‘ also
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UNITED ST Ax Ls GOVERNMENT
D. H. Ladd
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FROM : A. H. Belm,
SUBJECT:
DATE: lio venter 16, 295*
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ALL TWFORMATIO
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DATE 6A2 & 2
CONTAINED
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* a J. been Prepared for the Director's use in the
engirt ** calJ : ed “P° n i0 testify in this case, the
?»!^ S fc lcn wos raised as to the accuracy of the dates on
with k vVr iniul d rra{i r r Cti0n ^ S / UrniShe ^ in conn ^Uon
with Virginias Frank Coe , The dates in question are
■*» •
Fecrucy 25, 1946, to the Shite House ; February 23,194 6
the At COrneu flrneml. s** «c * ^
.XI. _ . mvtUUfU • ,ACF<*0
GentralYlM f?» 1*"*. “> **« attorney
to
General; and Harch 4, 1946, to the Treasury Department .
u: 3 a. u il. , . ^ * — www 4 i u' iffsuiA ruaen
»th h exce Ption of the date February £3, 1946 , a2J o /* the
£f?? r re - f 5 r t0 G Summari entitled '•Underground soviet
fo”ern-er+°" P f?^? t<0n { M7 ^ in *C* notes of the United States
U, ±ne a nt J . Uhlch da . zed February £1, 1946, and was sent
to me agencies mentionea above on the dates stated.
thi
... Mth respect to the date February 23, 1946.
. ■ ^'’°r , ]sy Gene ral , this relates to a short summary
to
*, ° rvj - u ^s zo a snort summary
Yn^tlnty nde /Sround Soviet Espionage Organisation hxYD)
\ n d^enctes of the united States Government, " which Las al
aateji Feoruary 21, 1946, and was sent - " •
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'e . rua ry 93, 1946. Info rmation on
• -mnari es.
to the Attorney
Coe does appear
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For your information .
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• iffi. A M. LADD
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be made beTorfthe^^il^n fro P oae * a Peech which ie to
• tatement is wide "on julu^se^oeX by th 9 D . ir . ector > the
State Department advised *hn+* **> an official of the
antici patiZ dismissln « « w V L? * a * 6 department wae
subject in this inveatiaati^\°mi lC ] a ^ v> ^° was ° Jsc c
Proposes ,*111 \™tZt\rV„V-’r- in «.
v — w - » ww* m r ft
*- memorandum of August 2
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Prosed speech is based uaon Bur
^d46, which reveals that on Jul^i ' *> I jaa » , » -
of ihe State Devartment ad vi~ *4 t'* -’ r 2j4€ * Robert Ban \eiruxn
Department was ant™** tint V bureau tnat t.le jj . e
Hiller, m, a subie ’* 4 ;?; 53oi ^Sert Talbci t [
addenaur t * i »• i- m’L/ " * j *' 1 ‘ Bilvermaster case •
1946 rr -"fnorandum indicates that or. ^Joust c
pointed Jut tfte C ^°ria^^ r j/freJoi{o^tL 5 n a “^ department and
action taken *„ «*. popart % "»»
4pr« 7, JsJ* t in r t{c%Jnl r ^’. h ‘ n9t ‘ >r ‘ Fieli Wl«« doted
Talbott Hiller « rrr ref 6 reflects Robert
effective December 1 13, 194 € 0 f r - -ie State Department
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*<+h +*. Moral ' Oi^^j^mhich hoc rd teotiuo ny in connection
|* m tft* com convened tn the Southern Diotrict of Mew York on
£?* iS i i f < !‘ »•“«.»• prn.nt.d *. «u Onnd Ary by r. rtnc.nl
5“ ‘"2/ Attorney Central tn Chary* of tA« Crtntnal Mot. ton
and T. J. Donegan, 8peciol Aeetetant to the Attorney General. Ihe -
convened on September 3. 1
ourne
_ c **be_r 3j^ 1947, the Grand Jury receoeed and reconvened on
January 90, fvd- — * — — — - —
®®** no action -. * "ipaf $48 * . and
* ub jo?t ■^^0^11^9%eyf &ore Informed that there would he
» y^rg;|;r#^ 23,}948, My9oTl94e
Grand Ju>y wao receteed rMar >v ; anxr«n^
«n or about August 12, 1946,] and continued in 0000 ton jymtil beceuber JJ 4
IK ' ' " ■ -i ' “ M..
.iBfgig'rwrT.i rn,' Mrvmrm
GpefnetjAlger Mine for perjury.
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on Dec ember 15, 1948, the to mo/ 'ike Grand Jkry expired.
(Memorandum from Mr, Ladd to tho Director
datodjt- 15-49; 65-56402 ; Gregory summary
. date dj8- 24-48, pgs, 366 through 338)
Shore io nothing ijs~6ur files to indicate that the
j Grand Jury inquired into tho case of Barry Dexter Hhite as a
separate case, The Grand Jury looked into the activities of White
in. connection with its over-all inquiry into the Gregory case •
It is to be noted that no indictment or presentment
fo? espionage was returned against any subjects in the Gregory case
by this Grand Jury; however, this Grand Jury did ret urn an indictme nt
against Alger Hiss for yerjurv which was based upon JBMB— — ►
III* MTFTT7W
No action &Jk
nee White died
\could be brought dgatnstWhitebythsGrand Jury since White di
U* .August, ' '1948 9 :%?.* ^
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I The question has been raised as to who White's
alternate was when White was appointed to the International
Monetary Fund by President Truman in January, 1946 •
Supervisor Orrtn Bartlett contacted Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew N. Overby at 5:50 PU on
November 16, 1953m Mr • Otoerby said White's alternate was
I George Luthr ingerm Overby described Luthringer as an
individual who had taught at Princeton and later served
the State Department as an economist Who's Who in America,
1952-1953, reflects George Francis Luthringer was born
February 17, 1904, in Petersburg, Illinois • It reflects
he was an instructor and assistant professor of economics
andgsfinance at Princeton from 1930 to 1938m He was then
•; financial advisor to the Joint Preparedness Committee on
- Philippine Affairs for the State Department in Washington, D»C»
"From 1937 to 1938, he was Divisional Assistant, Economic
f Advisory Office of the State Department, from 1938 to 1041m
He was Assistant Chief of the Division of Financial Affairs,
State Department, from 1941 to 1943 . He served as financial
expWttt, Office of High Commissioner to the Philippines, from
W February, 1943, to May, 1944 . He was chief of the Division
/X Financial Affairs of the State Department from May, 1944,
io Ua y, 1946 • Fro * Ua V t0 1946, he attended the Britton
NO ' Woods and Savannah Monetary Conferences as technical advisor
'for the united Statesm He was a member of the UmSm Delegation
r of the Allied Commission on Reparations to Moscow in 1945m He
was appointed U» Sm Alternate Director of the UmSm Monetary
f r . . Fund tn jul y, 1946 » * He was Deputy Dir ector of the R es ea rch
C Department tn 1948, and Deputy Director of the Far Fast and
N ’ Middle East and Latin American Wwpty'tmpnt tin 1950m He was
a representative at the London Preparatoryrmeeting of the
a representative at the London Preparatoryrmeeting of the
l International Conference on Trade qnd Employment in October
land November, 1946m His residence address is given as
4401 Cathedral Avenue, NmWm, Washington 16, . and his office
T -*• . I ur?
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MSCOmiSND^TTnv
*0 Zuthrtnger™ ar^hl* 0 * r ?f eren oes in our files
Mill be submitted setting ft^th 1%*°*** and a * e *orandum
of our files 0 forth the results of the review
m>SSDVIij 11-17-**' pr r| m
Ifiuln * n and »*«• does
L»tHrtn°/.r 0n co
The* tTn** 6 ™ deal **g uiMtte rtl? CU8 i e < d Sinistra.
saL*^ Men Were al *° in contain Z nati Z nalBan *»
same source, on October 9 ?££*' * cc °rding to the '' y
illl U J* ed u° fficial t>usine*ss l94 lhiV mich tine they ' X
1 e * a *hxngton on that date fV P lann i*g % "
° 4 « r >/-« C. or. r. B<ews ,
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The Director
D* U. Ladd
UARRT DEXTER WHITE
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For
your information •
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN ^
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date: November 26,
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* f V}***¥ 09 kavtng been tnuoi^l^l * d by Hisabeth
rVlTM r Ki\ Wa9hi ^on, h/cl tr * n *° Viet "Peonage
tntlUJX ha9n °* bee% poeetbl^tl of Bureau
information that whttm 2#cafc# Indonond*,,*
* hU P ,rt0<t » (£)(?) nVOlo,a tn ••pionage aottoittci
o#rr«»oro*?Vnj2jJJf 0 ! ®*** thooo contact » xhtch
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CAorJo# xramer
22 * 25*46
( 65 - 56402- 2 Of) A
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William Ludwig Ullnan
4-29-46
( 65-56402-116? , p. 190 )
Luring this period , White was also in contact
with the following persona who were not mentioned by
Elisabeth Bentley as having been involved in a Soviet
espionage rings (jL)(ls)
Edwin S. Smith
of the National Council
of American Soviet Friendship ,
4-23-46
( 65-56402-1107 , p. 189)
Lee Pressman fjNT\ (y
4-U-46, u-2-46, (Sry
1-1-47
(65-56402-1009, p. 166 / 1910, p. 157 ;
2288, p. 273) ^
In September, 1946, White and Lee Pressman
and the latter's wife met the Russian labor delegation
at the Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, L • C • You will
recall that Pressman has since admitted CP membership .
(101-4053-21) No further information was located
relative to White's meeting with the Russian labor
delegation, as mentioned herein «
Lavid JTorr
who, at that time, was
an employee of Lrew Pearson,
radio broadcaster,
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(65-56402-2088, p. 115)
prom the above, it is nc ted that the investi «
gati-'n of White during this period developed, for the
most part, information corroborating contacts with
persona named by Elizabeth Bentley .
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i^e^roblwi of Communist infiltration in Government and the steps taken
by «ie Eisenhower Administration to meet that problem. In that speech I
Wike imd%rie fignber in whicSt%s
treated by the prior Administration to Illustrate bov successful espionage
STATEMENT OP THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
THE HONORABLE HERBERT BROWNELL, JR.
BEFORE THE INTERNAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
OP THE SENATE COMfZTTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1953
Beginning in April 1953* this Subcommittee Las been holdi ng
a series of hearings for the purpose of exposing the plans of Communist
agents to infiltrate the Government of the United States. The work of
this Subcommittee has documented with great care the result of the very
successful Communist espionage penetration in our Government during
Worid War II and thereafter. Later on I will hr.ve certain reconaaenin
tions for legislation which I would like to submit for the consider-.ti >n **:/
of the Subcommittee. I feel confident that as a result of the work r.f
tbis Subcommittee, much constructive legislation will result.
The Executive Department of the Government which is headed by
the President, and of which the Department of Justice is part, has been
concerned 6ince we took office with cleaning out the Government. One
of the nost important and vital problems is to remove all persons of
doubtful loyalty and, most Important, to prevent any further Communist
infiltration into the Government of the United States.
On November 6 in Chicago, I made a speech which vkii r M ^53'
of speeches and magazine articles in which I publiciyTEfscussed*"
and the steps taken
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agent® had been in penetrating our Government at that time and '
how lax our Government va. at that time in meeting such a grave
^prtAiea. This afternoon I want to discuss the ease of Barry Dexter.
**** and *** oanaer ln vhlcb it was handled by the Truman Administration
on the basis of established facts and the records in the Department of
Justice. .
Before I do that, however, I want tc make certain prelimi-
nary remarks. An inference has been drawn in some quarters from my
speech which I think is unwarranted. By lifting certain sentences out
of context it has been said that I implied the possibility that the
former President of the United States was disloyal. I intended no such
inference to be drawn. In order to point out that I intended no such
inference to be drawn, I specifically said that I believed that the
disregard of the evidence in the White case was "because of the un-
wlllingness of the non-Communists in responsible positions to face the
facts and a persistent delusion that Communism in the Government of
the United States was only a red herring." In another part of the
speech I also stated: "The manner in which the established facts
concerning White's disloyalty were disregarded is typical of the blind,
ness which inflicted the former Administration on this matter."
When 1 a8SUBed the office of> Attorney General, I promised
to expose evidence of Communist infiltration in our Government and to
eXP ° 8e corruptlon * ,dth even^nded Justice. I intend to continue to
ao so. Some people won't like it, but I shall not be deterred from
ont ®y duty by personal abuse.
When this Subconanittee completes its investigation, I
tbatnuvVLL conclude, ae 1 did, that there me aa unvllllne-
th ” Part of '*• Trumaa end ether, around him to face the fact.
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an* * persistent delusion that Communist espionage in high places in
our Government was a red herring. And I believe you will conclude
that this attitude, this delusion, may have resulted in great harm
to our nation.
The White case seemed to me to be of such vital i^ortance
that I believed the public was entitled to know what safeguards were
taken - once our Government was alerted to the two spy rings operating
within our own Government - to protect the national security.
Of course, if the basic facts of these two spy rings had
not been well established by previous court procedures and by
Congressional Committees, 1 would not have proceeded as I did. I
fuliy realize the grave responsibility which I have as chief law en-
forcement officer of this nation not to use confidential reports in
. “V Possession to disclose charges against individuals except through
established court procedures. Those of us in the Department of Justice
will never violate that basic concept of our American Jurisprudence. '
But the White case , of course, is not that situation. The
basic facts of the two spy rings which existed in the Government at
that time have been fully exposed in court and before Congressional
. Th ’ is ^committee recently published a very excellent report
. d ? CU ^! ntlng those facts * only disclosure which I made from our re-
' ®^ d ! , . and T helieve it is the type of thing that the public is entitled
to know about, is ttot the Truman Administration was put on notice at
. a ?J ast M early as De cenSber 19^5, that there were two spy rings operating
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established, I believe the public is entitled to know what safeguards the
'"W"* T S I .f^S!^ 100 tnthbllshed Sp4tect' thi -,£l' ^«urltk
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In considering the facts In this case It Is well to keep In
mind that the natter to be decided In January and February of 1946 did not
relate to criminal proceedings. It was not a question whether White
could at that time have been formally charged before a Grand Jury with
espionage* The matter to be determined by* Mr* Truman end his assoc!
ates was whether Harry Dexter White should be advanced to a post of * igh
honor, great trust and responsibility and of vital importance to the
security of the country* If there was solid evidence at that time
establishing that White was engaged in espionage activity, certainly nr
one would contend that sound and proper administration required his .-u -
vancement or even continuance in Government service simply because u
criminal conviction had not yet been obtained*
White entered upon his duties and assumed the office of
Executive Director for the United States in the International Monetary
Fund on Kay 1, 1946. What was known at the White House of his espionage
activities prior to that date?
On December 4, 1945, the FBI transmitted to Brigadier
l^eneral Harry H. Vaughan, Military Aide to the President, a report on
JJS'.’ • v7!fc ■pa' •; ••• "■ -".V'lsr. ■ •; ” ■ -i
^I^general subject of "Soviet Espionage in the United States." I re-
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ferred to this in my speech as the first report. This was a secret and
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h ig hl y important report of some 71 pages* It covered the entire subject
of Soviet espionage in this country both before, during, and after World
War n. It named many names and described numerous Soviet espionage
organ izations . Harry Dexter White and the espionage ring of which he
^was a part were among those referred to in this reportr^^ iid«c list a
in three different places. VTIfts report, as
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J might be expected from its general character, summarizes White’s
espionage activities in abbreviated form, but no reasonable person can
deny that that sunnary, brief though it nay be, constituted adequate
warning to anyone Who read it of the extrene danger to the security of
the country in appointing White to the International Monetary Fund or
continuing him in Government in any capacity.
As the Subcommittee knows, copies of this report were sent
to a number of Cabinet officers and high officials in the Truman
Administration including the Attorney General, It would be difficult
to understand how under any circumstances a document upon so delicate
and dangerous a sub ject would not have been brought to Mr, Truman's
attention by at least one of his associates.
But in addition to that fact, I have here a letter from
J, Edgar Hoover to General Vaughan dated November 8, 1945,
As you know, General Vaughan has testified before this
Subcommittee that by arrangement with Mr, Truman, when the FBI had in-
formation which it deemed important for the President to know about, it
sent such information to him, Vaughan testified that he knew that any *
such report which came to him was delivered to the President,
The letter I hold in my hand is marked "Top Secret," I have
declassified It and will make it public because it does not reveal any
security information which would now be damaging. Because it was classified
"Top Secret," it would have received very special handling that all such
documents must receive. If this letter did not come to Mr, Truman's at-
hen it would be a most serious dereliction of duty on the part
who handled it.
It is a document of historical Importance and I therefore.
It would be difficult to believe under any circumstances
that so important a document upon so delicate and dangerous a subject
wouid not have been brought to Mr. Truman's attention by at least one
of his associates.
It is a blunt fact from which there is no escape that, in
the teeth of the November 8 warning from the FBI, the developing evi-
dence indicated a substantial spy ring operating within the Government
and invoking Harry Dexter White and the documented report delivered
to the White House on December 4, some six weeks later President
Truman, on January 23, 1946, publicly announced his nomination of
Harry Dexter White for appointment to the International Monetary Fund.
I Just do not understand this. It still seems completely incredible to
But the matter does not end here. Because of this develop-
ment the FBI compiled a special report devoted exclusively to Harry
Dexter White and his espionage activities and delivered it, together
with a covering letter, by special messenger on February 4, l$k$, to ’
General Vaughan for the attention of the President, to the Attorney
'f General? Text cwk % * £*■* ~ v
uenerai, Tom Clark, and to Secretary of State^M*ByS^®TisS
eeoona report mentioned in my speech.
Secret^ « State *me. p. By™., who delved . dupllc.t.
report ^covering Uttar' on the «me dey, wrote the Fr.eid.ot oo
February 5, 1946, ae follow, t
" B * “"“^letter eddreesed to Hr. Frederick Lyon of thi.
Departoent by Mr. J. Edg* Hoover, and the enclosure. referring to Barry
Dexter White, I deem of such isportanc. thet 1 think you should reed them.
““ r “* tta «<**> the FBI letter, now offictally
^classified, transmitting the White report:
Text to come
IMS ,eCOna TO report <=““«, es I stated in my Chicago
speech, he mad. public without Editing confidential sources „f informs-
“““d teCl ” 1 ^ « diligence operations. That is a fins policy of
thi. Administration. We will never i^air the most i^ortant ^ * the
FBI by making public FBI reports.
mi t tee.
However, the essential
At the outset the purporc of the report is stated in the
following language:
,”Tbe purpose of this memorandum is to relate
all of the infonsation available at this time concerning
.... •ei»witta.*'£i mtfaste in'wder'th^t^
an over-all picture nay be available for review, action or
future reference. This information been received fra.
■fitoinfrkfi
numerous confidential sources whose reliability has been
established either by inquiry or long* established
observation and evaluation. In no instance is any trans-
action or events related where the reliability of the
source of information is questionable. It is with these
factors in mind that the following material is set forth."
The report then proceeded to point out that information had
come to the attention of the FBI from a confidential source that Harry
Dexter White was engaged in espionage activities at least as early as
the latter part of 19^2 or early in 19^3* It vas reported that White
was supplying information consisting at documents obtained by him •
in the course of his duties as Assistant Secretary of the United States
Treasury Department to Kathan Gregory Silvermaster and to William Ludwig
Ullmann who resided at 5515 Thirtieth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
The material consisted of reports of a varied nature concern-
ing the financial activities of the Itoited States Government, particularly
if they related to foreign camnitments . Also various memoranda and re-
ports from other Governmental departments and agencies were made available
through these channels. It was reported that these documents had usually
been reduced to photographs by the time they were observed but on
occasions the original documents themselves were seen.
During the investigation of these charges, it was learned
that a complete photographic laboratory did in fact exist in the basement
of the Silvermaster home sufficiently well equipped for the copying of
|dcK5\mentsT^This included an enlarger, developing equipment and all the
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necessary chemicals and other incidentals.
I»eae documents, consisting of notes taken therefrom dr
verbatim copies, were usually photographed and delivered through chan-
nels to Jacob M. Oolos, a knows Soviet agent. (Jacob M. doles whose
real name is Jacob Raisin pleaded guilty to an Indictment along with
World Tourists, Inc., charging failure to register as agents of the
Soviet Government in March, 1940. Re received a fine of $500 and a
Jail sentence of four months to one year which was later changed to
probation.) The material coUected in this particular parallel of
Soviet espionage was all channeled through Oolos eventually to the
Soviet diplomatic establishment in this country. The report pointed
out that it could he presumed after arrival at this destination that
material of primary interest to the Soviets vss forvarded to Moscow,
USSR, via diplcnetlc code and material concerning which there was no
urgency reached that destination through the Soviet Diplomatic Pouch.
Subsequent to the death of Golos, the material gathered
by the Silvermaster. and Ullminn originating with White, according to
the information received by the FBI, went through an unknown individual
• to Anatole Borosovich Gromov, former First Secretary of the Soviet
Bdassy, Washington, D.O. Suspicions had previously surrounded the
activities of Graaov to the effect that he was the successor to Vassili
SUbilin, reported head of the KKVD, one of the primary branches of
Soviet Intelligence in North America. Sub ilia returned to Moscow, USSR,
in the late summer of 194k, and Graiov departed from the United States
USSR t on December 7 . ioLr p. r . .11
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prior to his departure, was next held by Fedor Alexeevich Garanin, an
official of the Soviet Embassy, Washington, D. C.
According to the information received by the FBI, White
was considered one of the most valuable assets in this particular
parallel of Soviet intelligence. This view was taken since in !.!*
capacity as Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, tfcos-
individuals whom this group were anxious to have assigned there ccr.: -
be placed in the Treasury Department. Among the persons in this cav
30r y vere William Ludwig Ullmann, WillJam Henry Taylor and Sonia Osan
Gold.
Sometime in the summer or fall of 1943, the Silvermasters
believed it desirable to have someone placed as a secretary to White
in order to facilitate the obtaining of information from his office for
delivery to Soviet espionage agents. As a result of these deliberations,
Mrs. Helen Witte Silvermaster went to one of the Communist functionaries
in Washington, D. C. , and from this source secured the name of Sonia
Steinman Gold. Eventually, Mrs. Gold, through arrangements with White,
* position (as one of the secretaries) in the United States
D ^ part “ e “ t * a C ssult of thls employment, Mrs. Gold obtained
documents xrorn White's office, which she copied and made her notes
available to Mrs- Helen Witte Silvermaster. The information which
Mrs. Gold obtained in a general way concerned principally the Treasury
Department's opinions and recommendations concerning applications f *r
Chinese and French Governments. ;
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Soviet diplomatic establlsh^st la the mm
saoe fflaaaer t» outlined for
the operation of th. SUn,,^
Because of th. relationship. exiatl,* betvaeu On!., an,
-e ^o Group, Harold Olneser ..eared m „ plotUM . ^ m>
4“ ^° Bely “ 80Cl '“ ed ^ *“• “ ~ «• to .apply ^
"“tiro concerning the octiviti.. or the «« stete. Treasury
coun ries. He also supplied Information originating m the Foreign
Economic Administration wh-* v
. .. _ “h- -h had been sent to the United States
Treasury Department for action or Information.
The report states that the Bureau haa sec, red the names
Of a number of persons described as men&e-s of th, .
. „ of the underground Communist
: ; ‘ ^0°' D * C " **- ~ —a. ^ those names was
■ - Of Ahraham George Silverman shorn the repo, describe, es former*
by the Railroad Decrement Boa. end the United State. Ars,
' J=e. end .. private* alloyed hy the Breach Sapp* Council of
the French Governments As 'nriA*** , ^ .
^ ' * ,ttla “ tal to «- — M« of Silver the
report states that the lirfmm i i_
the information received we. to the rtf., that
Silverman worked through close We^ 2
wough cloee friends who were Indebted to him. In-
cluding Harry farter White end others, ihe r » u ', L . .
lnfnvwim+f report points out that this
ormatlon concerning the reietionehip Between Silver-a end Whit. 1.
, !ife? on.i^t with, the Information
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handling matters dealing with monetary affairs in the Far east, ana a
g*-' * ^
M^dttethe had brought Friedman to the Treasury Department five or
The section then relates to White's known contacts with
Russian officials over the years and, therefore, cannot he declassified*
It should he said here that these contacts were not incousistent^ith
the regular performance of White's duties and considered hy themselves
are not Incriminating.
In July, 1945, a clerical employee of the Passport Division
of the Department of State, who formerly was employed as a clerk by the
Soviet Government Purchasing Commission, was allegedly stealing certain
Information from the official records of the Department of State for
transmittal to unknown persons. This Individual apparently admitted
that he had collected this Information in the course of his employment
and knew a man who would pay him $1,000 for it. In his application for
employment with the Department of State this Individual who stole this
information had listed Harry Dexter White as a reference and White had
recommended him highly. The report added that this circumstance was
being set forth In view of the allegations to the effect that White was
considered of extreme value because of his influence in securing positions
for persons who could be of assistance to Soviet espionage.
• The report mentions that White was interviewed by the FBI in
with the Amerasla .case, particularly concerning Irving S. .
who, according to the report, was known to be one of the sources
in the Treasury Department Section on Far Eastern Affairs that had been
furnishing documents to Philip Jacob Jaffa, editor of Amerasla. .White
told the FBI that Friedman was on employee in the Treasury Department
matters dealing with monetary affairs In the Far East, and d-
The report contain* much corroborative evidence which cannot
be made public either because it would disclose Investigative techniques
of the FBI or because It might be harmful to the national Interest, It
can P°in*ed out, hovever, that over a period of three months beginning
In Hoveniber of 19^5 the activities of Harry Dexter White were entirely
consistent with all the previous Information contained in the report.
.Wiite was in frequent close personal contact with nearly every one of the
^persons named as 'his associates in the spy ring. These include Nathan
Gregory Silvermaster and his wife, William Ullaan, Sonia Gold, Harold
Glasser, Abraham Silverman and others.
The, report referred to a trip made by White to visit Dr.
Abraham Wolfson of Newark, New Jersey. Wolfson had been reported by
numerous sources as having had frequent and close contacts with numerous
Communists in the State of New Jersey. The report pointed out that
Dr. Wolfson in 19*4 Whs a member of the Third Ward Branch of the Communist
Party and that he had been active in Communist Party activities for the
preceding seven years under the name of A, Wilson Street. It was also
pointed out in the report that Wolfson held Connminist Party meetings in
his office.
The report stated that in Deceniber of 194? White was seen at
s 3 210 p Street, N.W., in Washington, which at that time was the tome of
Alger Hiss and pointed out that from other sources Hiss was reported work-
v for another parallel of Soviet espionage.
In Deceniber of 1945 White and his wife visited the home of
Maurice Halperin who was employed by the Office of Strategic Services.
POinted out that Halperin was a member of the Communist Party
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branch of Soviet espionage beaded' by
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The report refers to the close personal relationship in 1&5 between
White and Prank Coe who was also one of the individuals supplying in-
formation to the Silver-masters arid tkeuce through channels to the Soviet
Government.
The report points out In considerable detail the contacts
between White and Lee Pressman. The report points out that Lee Pressman
was a new of an underground group headed by Harold Ware, which had Its
headquarters la Washington. The report points out many of Pressman's
activities as a Communist.
The report points out that SUvernester’s position In the
Treasury Department was secured for him by White. The report points out
that the Bureau's Informant had Identified SUvermaster as the head spy
, in the espionage ring with Welch White was worklr.- • that Silver™.**
has a long record of reported association with knovnVmmunists. The
report also points out that other sources of lnformatl^^establlshed
■Htat SUvermaster was acquainted with many other individuals
strongly suspected of Soviet espionage. The report also feints out 'that
Mrs. SUvermaster has a long history of association with Communist Front
^groups, is 1 . stated In the report that in addition to the many contacts
between White and UUman which were disclosed. White wrote a letter In
Hovember 1940 on the stationery of Director of Monetary Research of the
United States Treasury Department requesting the deferment of UUraa.
After Ullann left the Army and entered the Treasury Depart*;* he worked
in the Division headed by White.
assistant to White in the Treasury Department. It was reported that
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Glasser was described by numerous sources as a meiriber of the Communist
Party. In addition to this information, the report points out a great
many other connections and contacts among the members of the espionage
ring, all of which supported and were consistent with the earlier por-
tions of the report.
It is Interesting to note how accurate this information was
that the FBI supplied at that time. Following is a list of White"s
close associates referred to in the FBI reports who were members of the
espionage ring who have claimed their privilege not to answer questions
on the grounds that it would incriminate them:
Silvermaster
Perlo
Glasser
Coe
Ullmann
Silverman
Of course, no one could, with any validity, suggest today that there
Is doubt that White was in this espionage ring. Sane of White’s original
espionage reports, written by him in his own handwriting for delivery to
agents of the Red Army Intelligence, were recovered in the fall of 19^® aJ3( ^
are now in the possession of the Department of Justice. X have photostatic
copies of them here and I offer the copies as part of the record of my testi-
mony. The information contained in these reports was, as the Subcommittee
knows, of great importance at the time White wrote them, although with the
lapse of time the necessity for secrecy on these subjects has disappeared.
But the record which was available to the Truman Administration in
December 1945 and thereafter should have been sufficient to convince any-
one that White was a hazard to our Government.
The question which had to be decided at that time was not whether
White could have been convicted of treason. There was ample evidence that
he was not loyal to the interests of our country. That was enough. Govern-
ment employment is a privilege, not a right, and We don't have to wait until
a T"«* n is convicted of treason before we can remove him from a position of
trust and confidence.
When I was first invited to appear before this Subcommittee, I
thought from what I had read in the newspapers that. there was some issue -
of fact involved on the question of whether Hr. Truman knew about Harry
Dexter White’s espionage activities. at the time he appointed him as Executive
Director for the United States of the International Monetary Fund. I read in
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th. M " p ap « r t»lng rttod of «y speech to Chicago Ur. trummn
atated to the press that he had never reed cny of the derogatory reports con.
cerntog Harry Dexter White to which I referred. I read later that Ur.
Trnaan eald that he fired White as aeon as he dlacoverad he was dleloyul.
On the basis of theae statements I thought that the accuracy of chat I had
saifi in Chicago was being challenged
BbBCVer ' U “* 13 light of Mr. Truman's television speech
of last night that It la conceded that on February 6, 1946, the day on which
White 'a appointment was ccmfimed hy the Senate, Mr. TTuman did re* the most
Important of the reporta to which I referred, and that he thereafter, even
though he had a legal right to ask that the nomination be withdrawn, algned
White's ccmlssion and permitted hto to take office on the first of May nth
full knowledge of the facts reported by the FBI,
It is, of course, extraordinary to learn from Mr. Truman, in view
of hia earlier statements, that he algned Mr. White's commission with the
thought that It might help to catch hto. X would think that the commissioning
of a suspected spy to an office of such great Importance would not be easily
forgotten. It seems to me even more extraordinary to learn that Mr. iruman
was aware as early as 1946 that a Communist spy ring was operating within
his own administration when for so many years since that time he has been
telling the American people exactly the opposite. Indeed, it seems to me
t this expianation of White »a appointment - that is, that he was ^pointed
aUoffed '%&'*?*. ** ° mCe than a year in «“der to help the FBI
— raises more questions than it answers.
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While under suspicion and surveillance White was, we are told,
appointed as the first United States Executive Director of the Fund. He vas
also its chief architect. The opportunities afforded him in that capacity
for betraying the country were very great.
There were matters of great Importance to the United States which
were handled by the Executive Directors while White was a member. A
first order of business was to plan the general organization of the Staff.
It was agreed to divide the Staff into five primary departments and offices.
Each of these departments and offices has a director. One of these five
primary departments was called the Office of the Secretary. Now who re-
ceived the position of Head of the Office of Secretary? It was Frank Coe,
named in the FBI report as a member of the espionage ring, and at a salary
of $20,000 a year.
Recently this Subcommittee had occasion to Inquire of Mr. Coe
whether he was presently engaged in subversive activities. Mr. Coe replied
"Mr. Chairman, under the protection afforded me by the Fifth Amendment,
I respectfully decline to answer that question." Coe continued in the employ
of the. Fund until as recently as December 3> 1952, when he was finally dis-
missed. ' ■
Who received the position of adviser to the United States member of
the Board? It was Harold Glasser, also named as a member of the espionage
ring,
Glasser was subpoenaed by the Senate Subcommittee on April 14, 1953*
and when asked about hi3 relationships with members of the Communist
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te to t*u the Subccunlttee the clrcumstancea
aeelgaaente within the United stata.' nr
it has now been said that White
of the International
he night better be k<
Wie other members
a promotion to the
was permitted to go tl
maer eurvelllance, and ,o the fc
ring night continue unimpaired,
permitting Whit, to continue hi. eepionage
« Admlnletratlon to entrap not only Whit.
* ring working within our Government,
tell each an end would require Infinite and
Interest was to be at all
>peratiane might
but the whole
, measures would have
government, whose duties
* and the other members of the ring
Great care would have to be taken 1
not affect the decisions of our
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The records fall to indicate that any of these
precautions were taken. The records fail to show that anything
was done which interfered with the continued functioning of the
espionage ring of which White was a part.
And if we apply simple and reasonable tests to how
other members of the espionage ring named in the FBI report were
treated, there is considerable doubt that anything was done to
protect the national interest. Let me offer you a few examples.
Harold Glasser, a close subordinate and associate of
White, was described in the FBI report as an active member of the
espionage ring. What controls were established over the movement
of Harold Glasser? In July 1946 Glasser attended an UNRRA conference
in Geneva, Switzerland, as a member of the United States delegation.
In January 19^7 Glasser went to Trieste as a United States member
of a four-power commission to study the economic aspects of the
Trieste problem. At the special request of the State Department in
March and April of 1947 Glasser attended the Moscow meeting of the
Council of Foreign Ministers as an adviser to the United States
Secretary of State.
How was Glasser 's access to classified nnterials limited?
A. far as ve have ’bean able to detemlne, It was not. Record. In the
Department indicate that late in 1946 Glasser, described as a *' •
member of the espionage ring, received a copy of the JBI report
on Victor Perlo which described him as a meniber of the Soviet
espionage ring* .Perlo stayed on In the Treasury Department until
March 27# 1947# and then left to accept the post of Treasurer of the
Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees*
Nathan Gregory Silver-master In March 1946 was promoted
to become the Chief Economist of the War Assets Administration's
Division of Economic and Market Research. After the report was
made, William Ullmr nn and Irving Kaplan stayed on with the Depart-
ment of the Treasury without any restrictions being placed on th-a
or their activities as far as we can determine.
This Subcommittee, I am sure, will want to examine with
great care the claim that there was a plan to keep White and others
it the espionage ring In Government employment in the hope of
catching them. You will also want to investigate, I believe, what
care was used to protect the national security. These are grave
to which the public is entitled to complete answers.
As mesibers of this Subcommittee know, this Administration
different approach to security problems.
Despite difficulties •teaming from pest laxity, 1,456
employees have actually been separated from Federal Government
payrolls since January 1953 on the grounds that they are security
risks. Many cases are still under examination.
Our vork to date has clearly shown the need for at least
two new lavs to help the Government In the prosecution of
espionage cases. I hope that these proposed laws will he considered
*y Congress at its session starting in January. The first would
F aUow the Government to use wire-tap evidence to prove its
e ® p * ona S e oases. At the present time information received by
tapping wires cannot be used as evidence in the federal courts.
There are cases espionage presently in the Department of Justice,
but since some cf the important evidence was obtained by wiretapping,
the cases cannot be proved in court and therefore there will be no
prosecution so long as the law remains in its present state. The
second proposed law would allow proper authorities in Government
to grant imuunity to witnesses who are suspected of espionage or
Ccmmunist activities, but who fefuse to testify under the Fifth
Amendment on the ground that their testimony might incriminate
t ?? 8, As 1 stated before a.-mmfcer of persons who worked with
tfarry Dexter White la hie Important Government assignments, '
have refused to testify on this ground. If the Government, Wr
proper safeguards, is authorized to grant lnanunlty to such persons,
we believe we can obtain testimony which will assist in tracking
down the higher-ups engaged in conspiracy to overthrow our
Government by force and violence.
The White case illustrates that it is not enough for men
in high Government positions to be loyal. They must also be
vigilant to combat the dangers to our Government and to our free
institutions.
I thank the Subcommittee for this opportunity to set forth
these facts in the case of Harry Dexter White.
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FOR RELEASE ON RECEIPT. ® W I0Pk a| to/fcoii
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INSIDE LABOR Mr. Hvbo..
Mr. E-'t'-n..
By Victor Riesel £; Ejj-
ot those who have refused under oath to deny that they were in S.
espionage networks have for »any year. had friends in court-the Supre™ «jk*<£5
in fact.
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• This does n ot at all mean that there are or w« ^ 1
e are # or nave been, subversives on fee higt
bench. It does mean that even our greatest .
greatest judicial minds were incapaKLe of coping
with the subtleties and camouflage of the Soviet rings.
:m There are several Justices who are in a position to help us put together the
^^Kclues to the network which exploited then. To he speoific, there is Justice Ton
W Clark - * OOUld tel1 us ab “t the little known, 18-inch-thick file which was hidden
under the code ante of -Gregory, in the Justice Dept, when Mr. Clark was H.S. Attorn.
Q General.
ft ; « W that tk^reg^ Plle » had aU ^ ^
" n<iiet ^ H1SS a “ 8 ^ 11,6 3tatUte <* stations had not jet run out on the
^debonair c^rade .*» Baltinore. Hiss eld th» still have been indicted and tried
I for straying his country.
let the then Attorney General resisted the urging of his oriMnal division.
;s ciark did not nove for Hiss, indictment. Sears later, Alger Hiss was tried-for
,^ r3 ^. • As / tt0rney Genera1 ' *. *«* took his orders free, the White Housed He
had every bit of evidence he needed. Why did he not nove to try Hiss as a spy?
; «b at higher forces restrained this cabinet member? Who ®nbot*»d .
wno sabotaged this prosecution?
Was it Clark himself? Or a higher-up?
, ^Justice Who W be embarrassed to learn that he '
* 8 01 * *** Hebert Jackson. W'ngy ^
now that I make mention of the Incident, that when he was Attorney General of the
a. S ., he was asked V the late Sid»y to 0I0 ..
Aaalgamat^blothing Wafers Union, 20 NOV 25 1953 dc-
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To what more unimpeachable source ca^you go than +« +v , '
) '.a ' you 8 ° than to the head of the Justice
Z o 6 d ’ Mr ‘ JaCkSOn reC °" ended S - Tely gentler ^„ eof John
• . oo , hearty character reference, too. So Mr. Abt wa. hired. Later «
a^xoped that J °hn Abt was married to desaioa Smith, widow of Harold Mare.' Cmarade
as JZZZZ* MS ^ SOTl9 t Xe adera from Stalin do** crop
. 6 ±t, WaS ^ mSVe fel1 ™ Wh0 planted ^st important Communist-
s P\ ona S e cell inside our government . .
networks grew.' ‘ ^ M ‘ «W
Hav *' m ' B Si8tCr ’ Marl ° n B “^.^ed publicity for the C^at Par^
ZL' ** 80 ‘ 1 KOTldn ' t ta0B * ^ — * exactly mcor« ay test informant,
And now, you may ask, what about Mr. Abt himself? Wen 1a+
. «unseii7 well, let me report to you what
e was asked by a Congressional probing oomitteej
- CMr * Abt ’ ln C0DneCtl0n " ith »» h ““e Central Park West, did a nesting
Pla “ the ” ~ «- ^ng the war at which were present Victor Perlo’
Elizabeth Bentley and several other individuals, the purpose of which was to Us
arrango^ts for people working in government to transmit confidential information
MS ““ *• <* - espionage ring in Washington..
.Ohn Abt, Who rose high in labor circles because of hi. origin* endorsement *
n Attorney General 0 f the B.S. , refused to answer this question on the ground that
it.was his right under the Pifth Amendment to not incriminate himself.
. m otto words, he reused to der* that his hoc had been us'ed a, an espionage
cen.er, To put some Mg, bold black eaphasizing lines r*der thi. last bastion, here
s what can he found in several Congressional recorder
-The head of the most important group of Soviet espionage agent, with which r '
Benuey has mainlined liaison was Victor Perlo, of the War Product *00^
"Members of this group were introduced to Bentley early in lc to at the
t apartment of John f b - .
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Victor Riesel . v ' . \
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N«, rty don't Supreme Court Justices Clark ana J t “AS/53 x
betrayed the* Who forced Clark to , *“■- *“* -
; 4 Clark 1 g n « , e the M Gregoxy Pile"? Who ? + 4 .
Abt to Jackson? 6 • 1Ae ? Who first introduce
let's take ell this out of polities.' Let's
crowd. And their sponsors in
start tracking down the Kremlin
f e£$- *«.
government.
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regarding the conversation^*?* Nox,0nb or 13 , 2953/
JTr. Olney concerning charte . W00tt ^r 9 Nichole and
^ chart ie beiny attachitterato. 3 ' **
%y£? r ? ndum ^ed W J)l{eldl/l3 e9 itil° J2 S* 00 * 9 that by
Director, a chart we brouZhi t 94 ? i ^ ron Mr * £<J&f to the
J 00 * b0en Prepared bu 9 the IJL i~?l r Z°A°. r * 9 attention
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the files of the Department and ” left this up tn the air**
Ur. Nichols recommended that we check on this matter . The
summary referred to by Mr. Olney dated July 25. 1046. is
the summary which we prepared pursuant to a request from
the Attorney General, and we did direct a memorandum to
the Attorney. General wi der date of July 25, 1946, transmitting
the summary entitled " Soviet Activities in the mited *
States." (100-34S6Q6-1) v
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The foregoing is for year information. We are
preparing a Photostat of the July 25, 1946. summary for '
transmittal to J lr. Olney pursuant to his written request
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HAHHY DEXPER. HEREIN 3$ i
ESPIONAGE . ’ *
For your assistance m the "rendition of ^foar •
report in this matter you are being furnished the following
material pertaining to hearings before; the Senate* ^(Srmanwife
Subcommittee oh Investigations, Committee of Government .•••'< »
Operations, rhea;cd,; oh- October. 19 r 2 l, -:JL 9 S 3 .#" : ®t; Waahingtdn,' M -'C 0
. ( 1 ) Vlume llii^ October 19 , 1953 # executive ; . *
session: testimony. • '
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( 2 H*oi.hfta'il 6 ^ • 1953 ,‘''.'axec»itiye.^' ••
session testimony. % . A: ■* - v . *\\
( 3 ) v olume 159 , October 20 # 1953 , hublic
session testimony. / A •' h' .
(!i) Volume lbO, October 21 , 1953 , Public session
testimony.
..Volumes ll^A and 116 A cent? in executive' session
testimony and cannot be dsieminated outside the "ureau
cyHid**
•' v . . Volumes 139 and llj .0 contain r- suits of the 'rubllo''.
session testimony and oertinent yhortions thereof should be A,
included In your renort# The oublic session testimony herA
tains to transfer of allied military mark money plates to
the Russians and transfer of A llied money plates to the
. ' Russians. ' . • * '
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revealing -^titeAtfhihvolvemehtXih A.ohheefion^^^^^
marks end currency ^lstes was not rrevlo-'sly ^urhishea' the Bure a
^^r pe.c.ea sapy ^.action has been taken in connection with this info
^ehtley^has^ been reinter^iewed for details . * Copies of the •
testimony as sisted in letter have been "-ade and forwarded to VJFC
:^^mtor ass is tence . ..A
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TO * HR. D. M. LADD
noM * MR. A. S. B
ONFIDE/frlAl!
datb* November 12,
1953
Cl»ia-
SSpfmAof-°x T SILrEmASTEB > WAS - ; ST AL
Tracy —
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wiet.fro
Trie. Ri
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.. r °; y ° u Z in forma-bi on s a technical surveillance
authorised by the Attorney General on November 20 1945
e residence of Barry Dexter White , 6810 Fairfax Road *
oor, Bethesda , Maryland; telephone , Wisconsin
bu the ° n . . teohnical surveillances maintained ^
+?? o J)0me3t ^ Intelligence Division and the actual Iocs
this surveillance in the Washington Field Division were
** 0 * the 3urve m™ce was installed
Hat 10:00 A.M.. .November 27, 1945, and assigned symbol
number
(&)lL
The first call was monitored
November 27, 1945. According to the
at 7:34 P.M . on
receive* at the tonVlaJZ’l voJon jZV Zf
it was indicated that White ime moving to Apartment 114- B
Westchester Apartments, 4000 Cathedral Avenue N W 14 **
trZT/Jr^ ?• ?;* and t , ne *^^_,urvTillincemie
transferred to the new location.
land the
jjwhen i t
The next call was recei ved
surveillance was continued
was terminated •
on July 12, 1946,
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unti 1 May 16, 1947,
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VTANDAMO FORM NO. M
Office Memorandum
TO : The Director
from , D. m. Ladd
SUBJECT:
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
DATE: November 18 9 1953
Telo. Room
' 'GREGORY CASE
and advise? that" h^had^liltnld {hit abl ?"* thU a J' tsrn oon
Of the former members of the Grand Juru thJ 1 * eek *9° on * **.7
oose had been contacted by an indiuiHuni^^ *l e V' (i the Gr egory»^_
Chaffee , who claimed to be mi+i vldu J 1 nam *d David
. Cffice in the Southern District oA ni ted States Attorney r s - —
wanted to ■ t«2* til hi stilt furo™. ^ ° hWee said that
llempliyee of the Ifni Chaffee is not a regular
ibis-trie* of New York but ha% app aZZntlu* c e in the s outhern ?
\\t h /+V He thought that the Bureau would* bl n tn+ Gent l y **!i ployed /
jo/ the fact that it apo ears the Uni-h ** lnt A eres ted in view l
'may be making some inquiry concern in? tfftlUd %?/.’' * ° ffice
further he 1 U^rnid?"" 9 "" *° * ee? the Bureau advised of anything
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DAT> ‘ Mov. 19, 1953
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we could supply him with the current JMBM of Julius Joseph, who - :
ll i? a 2 S d b * Att0r 2 J y Qw ^ M Brownell In the Committee hearings <-
/» f°u j o»«p h was named by Bentley as one of her V
8 ^ ar ? 1 ? 8 ln 1 ? 42 ; J n the Off ids of Strategic Services during * -
the war. He later went with Piwii ^ ;;'> ^ ^
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ACTION TAKEN;
"® oouid not be of assistance to him.
He said he would check with Mr. Mullen in the Department. 4 \-
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Inf o™ tlnn^but r h« r f el t ^**?*** 7 hav * the following
•Inc# he felt itjidrUar^ director 'a attention -
Harry Dexter *®tl»ony In the
Department issued an ^i^ieiAi'iufcl He^aaid the state
Poet,Jfar Foreign Kliey Fo?Li2ti2« l? 1 *®**? 3580 entitled
th# publlcatlon^urport# to^t oit our ?!*! a3 f d J n Februa ry, 1930,
formulation and atatea it 2.! P 3t wr for « 1 8 n Policy
that S areference to* the^lphabetlcal*?!*? •J cree y« Barger said
has determined that among those reanoniihi. 0 #* na "* 8 ^ th ® b »ck he
| during the years February lSSS\2II22h“m b i for °« r foreign policy
men named by Attorney floral 2 »Sl222?f WO. * ere tb « very
th. hiring' d . 1 ^ 1 °^ r% * .“-17-53 .t
•aid although he had cAllid the ^? d ®J her * • Barger
Attorney General BwwnellU^dS?I*4^IKii 0 bo fch * * tt#ntlon of
the,tatt^r might not co•» inbb^SSlI2•^I^ b I? d i^ ^ Pnini * , 1* thought '- .
,ih*imfw;,ki5ted^ :
tw.
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state
- lied^o our attention .
t ,^.ry
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* TO ? rra& STATES GOVERNMENT
noM t
Mr. Tolson
U B. Nichols
DiXBi November 20, 19
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: '* 'ALL INFORMATION CGSTATNED
’ HEREIN' KL Q^L^SjFim
PATE
wondering if he could talk to me or homebody about 'tome problem. ST
that hav. com. up in hi. mind. He ha. been going back through . %
the document, and published material in Eli.alwth Bentley and the >W5
oue«io ter * «“*•”*>* .accu.ay'on.. He .tated numerou •)Zc\~
eotn. «P mrn a jT.ire to be objective and /y N| f
"Va ”° t her ,0 * r « ^ ^ to the'^Bureau for tK'anawer.. f,
a.ked .uch que.t.on. a. *h* following. He ha. checked the background V.,
°", G “ l0 ' "* 0 , r “ ,he Wvld TourUt and it appear. >e era. known to theft^
wlte M Y “ r * ” ®”“* y «*«dini Hkrry Dexter t ^<
w^te, thatrjSentley concerning whom the Director lauded a. to veracity
arf e ^ Ta‘ *° ' Silverma.ter ba.emrnt where .he' .aw document.’'
«• therefore wonder, why Silverma.ter ha. not
fhaT.* ”a-- * i,u ** lon »”4 *>>> Silverma.ter wa. left alone
^.wa^nough to hangU!. g„ y
iS; s •* %•£■£■: w .
ther r is Percentage in that and he does *pt im 9 any point in starting
an argument in print *ml the inly ie y he know. '» to g! to tie .ource
- • . t • ■ •- t ?' vV * ' ; \'y % : ■ * . ’• ,/V
i told him with reference to the on«*tinti K» liai i. L' -■
that that had to do with action ^id **«' - J 3 ** rai8cd
4't' ■?** so ahe couldbe- watclwd and' O
¥ r»«3«ite; clear ths^^as^Mf
square with -the bWctor’s siate
hhsoi
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that
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I a»ked him if there was anything in.'that testimony that
re ^ erre 4 •P* eB the governmentif’ He. .‘hemmed, and 'hawed.''* .1 Risked
specifically what testimony he was .talking about. He said it was’ the
testimony before the appropriat ions Committee and the Appropriations
for State. Commerce and Jus^^^^|d jt ai»p*a.i^d 'to $ne the
question? he was Taising were£ ^ :^ .did not see
how we could help hipn. . He* tlw^l^ted >e heeded gu jdsnfce badly ; ‘ that
he would appreciate it if he' touJd ’Sit. down with somebody .aivd^-gq over
his questions; that the pers^J^'/whora Ire "?44 ^V^uld hot 'he^uqiifd and,,-
nothing would be .attributed to* the Bu r eau; *1 t^'hie aothjsg about this
subject and does not want to do *hvihih£‘*ih^ %bmifc$'a>jective : \
jo*». ■ ' ••• .
Subject and does not want to do ,h6#ii£? abjective
jA. .. • - ; .. V . • - < .
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I told him I was sorry, that we 7c quid ; not ,h»iip . him; that
thi * flatter for him to up .w^^^‘^e^'r^idnfV.:-:^e'' then
sUted suppose ;^ j|oes ^o Idiilien arid where
does that leave him. - t IaIH liiwi J ' !i:nw*^k -V-Si;. '.•‘iii' . iL'ZJ'—f' • r__ .t. ....
MR. NICHOLS
HARRY dexter write
Bliv. e t»S r ^3 n !». Toor>«qu.«ii, th» anclosed at.
Director and Attorney General Herbert Brovnall
fecSS^Ae? AdninlatraUM^o
1953, are being f^lly indexed and placed in file
Ojvti*Tip:i CONTAINED
& i&flhsSIFIEB,
UHJ.JJ5U STATES EEPARTMENT OP JUSTICE
FEMkAL bureau OF investigation
W ashington 25, D.C.
S™*" ® f- “ws hoover, direcwr
™ ,E ® n a*IICII, BEFORE
^S^CTIOitBi!; TO INVESTIGATE TEE
adminis tration op the internal security
ACT AND OTHER INTERNAL SECURITY LAWS 1
2:30 p.a., November 17, 1953
HARRY PEXilKR WHITE ffA.qg
^ ^ knOT - the Federal Bureau
of Investigation 1. a service agency. it doe. not sake polio,; it
^ does not evaluate; It secures facts upon which determination, can be
M* By thoe. official, of the O. 3. Oovemacnt .ho have the
^responsibility for toeing Caterer action!. Indicated, we do not
inject ourselves into l.gHative matters, v. do not express opinion
or dra. conclusions In our investigative reports, we have well-
of official distribution through vhlch «e direct
results of our investigations.
ice we are not an agency for decision as to action, we
, aorally and In good conscience obligated to relay all
its w. secure to the responsible officios and
General those
mention these basic principles governing our
* . 4 *$** ***** ***** COme lnto public interest in
? ^ recen ^®^nts and disclosures.
*» 1 * There is store involved xv. ,,
■yf;.' -.-.,rc ‘ ’■! •> than the charges against
V*!*V •«-;+' "V ~ ~ etar«*s against '
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The Harry Dexter White and related cases are in point.
5er8 ° n « *ta «lf -confessed Canonist
st&ttf+T* ~ «*» «*». In thin case, the
— oo-conspirator. and either
f^eem. inactive or their identities must f or the tiee h.,
6 . Corroboration in each instance „„ 1
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Urterests dictated c<uiceaa*ent '
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COY*™*, from an int.Ulg.roe standpoint and an all-out
open Investigation looking toward eventual prosecution, are
entirely different things. It must he remembered that the act.
occurring in the pre-war years occurred while we were at peace,
to the pertinent time period, our national climate was on.
conducive to the so-called "united front . " Communist front
organizations flourished to the point Where it appeared that to
belong, In certain circles, was to he stylish.
Even today, the feeling i 3 rife In some quarters that
mi Sh0U “ eTen *• ligating the loyalty of govern***
«ployees. Over the years, the yai has been the target of attack
fro. p^sons both in and out of government because of it. investigatio,
of suhversive activities. Even Harry Dexter White, when we
* n ^ erv * ewe ^ him In tfarch, 1942, spent more time In denouncing
investigations of Oovernment employ... growing nut of charge. m*e
in Congress reflecting on the loyalty of Federal employe.., than
he did In furnishing facts. He observed that If the chairman of
one? Congressional Committee "was on®
•was one -tenth as patriotic as I am,
it would be a much better country."
. The care, caution delieat® n-nm. . i.. u
■ ucxicaxe approach necessary in
^ FBI investigations mad. it difficult to develop fuU facts,
particularly when those In possession of them declined to make f uU
disclosures. L
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Il» responsibilities for internal secority assigned the
rai in 1939 by Presidential Birectiv, vere directed toward the
times of maergeney rather than periods of pea<^3 That is the
situation today. It is still legal for Odists to exercise the
right of assembly, free speech and ft-ee thought.
On November 7, 19^5, Mias Elizabeth Bentley advised
Special Agents of the FBX in considerable detail of her own career
» « espion**, agent. On Hovemher 8, 1945, a letter bearing that
S«t. was delivered to Brigadier General Barry 8. Vaughan, wherein
it was stated:
indicates that 1 y for “‘ t lo i > *t this tine
la this operatioh* or iS^iu^dbe” 1 ?
la this ring for the jr^iP^a
’*** the Soviet U iSS^—' ^ tota
jb* asne of Harry Better White was the second name
Mentioned in the list of names furnished.' The concluding
paragraph of this three-page letter stated:
— ' ’'^^igation of this matter Is b**™
preliminary data ^ ^ fore ®>lag
This communication was sent to General Vaughan in line
with instruction, conveyed to me by President Trunmn to «ai such
matter, in which he would have » interest to his attention through
General Vaughan. I might add that the same practice ,0 far as
the FBI is concerned v« fallowed during the afcainistration of the
late President Franklin n. Prvaas>v»-i * - ' * .
f • • In fact, this se®a procedure
V “ f ° ll0W ' 4 dUrlD8 Mtalhistration of fonmr President Herbert
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In the meantime, our Investigation of White and others
mentioned by Mia. Bentley and Whittaker Chambers, as veil aa those
1S4iTldU * U< ” ^ t^fonaatlon from equally reliable
sources, continued.
A detuied summary memorandum vas then prejmred consisting
of seventy-one p*es, enolm.lt. of the Index, setting forth the
11«bll*t. of Soviet espionage In the anted States. This
dated Hovember 27, 1945, vae delivered to General Vaughan by a special
messenger on December 4, 1945. Copies of this memorandum mere
fOrnlah^ to the Attorney General and certain other Interested heal.
of government agencies. This memorandum Included Information on
Barry Dexter White .
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When ve learned that Harry Baxter White', name had been
sent to the Senate for confirmation of hi. appointment as a U. S.
delegate on the International Monetary Fund, ve then consolidate
the Information In our files, secured from source, "vhose reliability
he been established either by Inquiry or long-established obeervatlo.
and evaluation,” In a 28-p^e suanary dated February 1, 1946, vhlch
™ d * llTer * d °® neral Vau «bm. on February 4, 1946. The 4^.^ .,-
oover letter of transmlttal opened vlth this sentence:
you T a++ interest to the President and
attaching a detailed memorandum hereto
of ®*^te. Assistant Secretary
of the United States Treasury Department.”
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The observation was mad* in this letter, "As will be
observed, information has cose to the attention of this Bureau
charging White as being a valuable adjunct to an underground
Soviet espionage organisation derating in Washington, D. C."
November 8, 1<* 5 , until July 19 *, ^
ccvnnunications went to the White Kruse bearing on espionage
activities, wherein Harry Better White 's name wm specifically
mentioned.
During that same period, two summaries on Soviet
espionage activities went to the Treasury Department and six
stmmaries went to the Attorney General on the same subject
Baxter.
n» handling and reporting on the White case followed
the Bureau's traditional practice of reporting all fact, and
information which had cone to our attention, without evaluation
or conclusions. I would like here to state that an FBI report is
the presentation of information for evaluation by those who per-
form administrative duties and have executive responsibilities.
The FBI, of course, has a duty to evaluate it. source,
of information. In the 28-page summary concerning White, dated
February 1, 1946, delivered to General Vaughan on February 4,
1<*6, the information contained therein came from a total of
thirty sources, the reliability of which had previously been
established.
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Xa connection with the sources, 1 would like to mention
on. in particular. Hie. Elisabeth Bentley. From the very outeet,
” eetabllshed that .he had been In a portion to report the fact.
weUtlw. to Soviet espionage which .he ha. done. We knwr she
was In contact with a top-ranking Soviet eeplonage agent, Anatoli
Gromov, the First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Waehlngton,
m late M Sovember 21, 1945, In Hew York city. At a previous
«etlng on October 17, 19*5, he had given her $2000.
All information furnished by Mia. Bentley, which wa.
susceptible to check, has proven to be correct. She ha. been
subjected to the most Marching of cro.. -examination. j her testl-
**y be. been evaluated by Juries and reviewed by the court, and
has been found to be accurate.
— L; - M±SS Bentley ' 8 account of White's activities was later
corroborated by Whittaker Chambers and the documents in White's own
handwriting concerning which there can be no dispute, lend
credibility to the information previously reported on White.
Subsequent to White's death
on August 16, 1948, events transpired
which produced facts of an uncontradictable nature which clearlj
f ?e8 ^ ablished reliab iUty of the information furnished in 1945
: s and 1946. , .
Y - : remembered that in the period from November
1945, to February 22, 1946, our first concern « to safeguard t
| e0 T‘“‘ ^ ^^. ^^.ive eluents, and In thi.
0f I® 1111111 ® attention to security risks i
L. - action. Purina this
concerned
’ , •«&•< - “ ™e government's secrets ar
preventing such infiltration, m fact, I took a strong stand
because of premature disclosures that would result if prosecution
were initiated, for the following reasons • . .
1. The evidence necessary to sustain
convictions in indictments for law
violation is entirely different from
that necessary to establish the
existence of security risks in sensitive
posts in the government.
2. Some of the evidence, while of an
irrefutable nature, was not admissible
in a court of law.
Ho» to return to Berry Dexter mute. In a conversation
on February 21 , 1<*6, the Attorney General informed me that he had
spoken vith the then Secretary of the treasury, the late chief
Justice Fred Vinson, and the Resident, about White. The Attorney
General stated he felt the President should personally tell white
that it uould be beat for his. not to serve. I told the Attorney
General I felt it was unwise for White to serve. The Attorney
General then stated he would like to confer with Judge Vinson and
me on the following day, February 22 , 1946 .
I had luncheon on February 22, 19W, ln the Attorney
.General's office with Judge Vinson and the Attorney General, at
which tine there was a lengthy conference. I was told that the
problem was what could be done to prevent White from taking hi.
Qt «« not want Mr. White to serve as
a O. S. delegate on the International Monetary Fund and, in fact,
soft's.' erf*.
umxx ©r nara
> vinson stated
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^coiaen^
could be forced to . lgn the eounlssion >lnoe ^ ^ ^
Hhlt ' '* aPP ° lnt " nt - 1 ^ Vinson and the Attorn., Central
that the ebaraoter of tbe evidence was such that It should not be
Publlcl, disclose at that time in view of the confidential source.
Involved.
* » va. ^00 „f Judge Vinson and the. Attorney General
that the Secretary of state, the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General vould arrange to see the Resident as soon as
Possible, outline to bln erectly what the situation was and they
v=uU suggest to the President that there were three alternatives-
one, the President could dismiss White and make no statement; two,
the President could send for White and tell bln he had changed his
. mind and that he desired White to resign and not serve,- three, the
P-ident could sign the cohesion. Instruct the Attorney General
to continue the investigation vigorously asl instruct the Secretary
of the Treasury that he, as Governor of the National Advisory
Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems and of the
International Ban*, should ta*. steps to see that any person,
selected for appointment should not be appointed except with approval
of the Governor. It was realised, of course, that should the
President follow the second alternative and White should refuse to
resign, the President night then aim . a
xnen sign the commission and take the
seas action .^considered In the third alternative.
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I aid art enter Into any agreement to shift White from
bis position in the Treasury Department to the International
M ° netiI7 FUnd - ™s «b not within my purview. 1 was at the
»«tlng to furnish facts, which I aid. There wu no agreement
while I was present between the Attorney General and Judge
Vinson, other than that they should see the President with the
Secretary of State a* suggest the three alternatives mentioned
* bOT =‘ 1 W8S “ 0t S”'"* “V discussions with the President
concerning this matter.
1 was advised on February 26, Xgk6, by the Attorney
0««al that he had seen the President and that an effort would
be made to remove Harry Dexter White, although the Attorney General
expressed doubt that this would worn out.
The Attorney General further stated to me on February 26
19W, that w. felt that White would go Into the Job and then would’
be surrounded with persons who were especially selected and were not
security risks. He further stated that the President was interested
in continuing the surveillance. 1 stated If that was the desire, we
would continue the Investigation.
At no time was the FBI a party to an sgreement to premote
Harry Derter Whlte and at no time did the FBI give It. approval
to such an agreement. Such an agreement on the part of the FBI
would be inconceivable. If this principle were allied to White,
t vculd, of necessity, have applied to others who had similarly
discovered.
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At no time did the FBI interpose objections to such
dismissals. No restrictions vere placed upon the agencies wherein
action was taken. All that we asked was that sources of Information
be protected.
Had it been the intent of the FBI to the Harry
Dexter White and other related cases solely as an intelligence
operation, the widespread dissemination of information that was
furnished to various branches of the government by the FBI would
not have been undertaken.
Under date of February 26 , 1 946, I advised the Attorney
General by telephone and subsequently by memorandum, of the receipt
° f iDforination from a confidential source reflecting the possibility
that Harry Dexter White might have received sane notice of either
the cancellation or impending cancellation of his appointment as a
U * S * delegate *> the International Monetary Fund. I did not know
whether anything had been said to White or whether any action had
been taken to cancel his appointment.
The decision to retain White was made by a
government authority. Obviously, if a higher authority elected to
shift a man rather than fire him, if he was suspect, then it would
go without saying that we would continue our investigation as best
we could. ....
If in fact there was any agreement to move White from the
Treasury Department to the International Monetary Jfcnd to aid in
the FBI investigation and to surround him with persons who were not
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* eCUrlty rlBkS ' then the •■»— » vouxd have been tooken very
Wly bee ‘"* e “••• *-* Coe, a close sedate of
H*«y Dextd White, beosm. the Secret^ of the
MOnetary ^ ^ JU “' ^ch position he held until
December 3, 1952, When he vaa dismissed after Invoking the Fifth
Amendment In an appear**, before this cc^lttee last December.
: " 18 PartlCUl * rly «*» - declined to sever qM .tlons
regarding hi. relationship with White. Information on Ooe had
/been furnished to the White Rm.. . ,
®* ** earl y aa February 25, 1946; to
the Attorney General, Februarv p* „
Puar F 3* 1 ^, and February 25, 1946, and
to the Treasury Department a. early aa March 4, 1946.
^ f ° re80lll S< it is clear that the FBI called to
the attention of the appropriate authorities the facts, as alleged
oy reliable sources, which were substantial In pointing to a
security risk, as they occurred. It 1. aerially dear that the
TO did not depart f*. It. traditiond position of mdlng no
•valuation, and was not a party to any agreement to keep White in
public service.
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STATEMENT OP THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
THE HONORABLE HERBERT BROWNELL, JR,
BEFORE THE INTERNAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE
OF THE SENATE COMOTTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1953
Beginning in April 1953 # this Subcommittee has Been holding
a seriee of hearings for the purpose of exposing the plans of Communist
agents to infiltrate the Government of the Uhited States. The work of
this Subcommittee has documented with great care the result of the very
successful Communist espionage penetration in our Government during
World War II and thereafter. Later on I will have certain recommenda-
tions for legislation which I would like to submit for the consideration
of the Subcommittee. 1 feel confident that as a result of the work of
this Subcommittee, much constructive legislation will result.
The Executive Department of the Government which is headed by
the President, and of which the Department of justice is part, has been
concerned since we took office with cleaning out the Government. One
of the most important and vital problems is to remove all persons of
doubtful loyalty and, most important, to prevent any further Communist
infiltration into the Government of the United States.
On Bonttoer 6 In Chlca#>, I made a speech Which was one of
a nui&er of speeche s ahd nagaslne articles In which X phbllcly discussed
the probls. of Communist Infiltration in Government andthe step, taken V
^ Atot,a,tratlon * that problem* In that speech I
ta which It »
triated hjr the prior Administration to Illustrate how successfulespionage
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agents had teen In .enetrating our Government at that has and
hoa la* our Government was at that time m meeting such a grave
problem. Ihu afternoon 1 vent to discus, the case of Harry Dexter
^te and the manner in which it - handled hy the Administration
<«» the basis of established fact, and the record, in the Department of
^Justice,
Before 1 do that, however, I want to make certain prelimi-
nary An inference has been drawn in seme quarter, from my
speech which 1 think is unwarranted. By lifting certain sentences out
of context it ha. been said that I implied the possibility that the
former President of the united State, was disloyal. 1 intend* no such
inference to be drawn. In order to point out that I intended no such
inference to be drawn, I specifically said that I believed that the
disregard of the evidence in the White case was "because of the un-
Vmin8 “ 8< ’ ° f the in responsible positions to face the
facts and a persistent delusion that Communism la the Government of
the United State, was only a red herring." m another part of the
speech I also stated: 'The — in which the established facts
concerning uutte's disloyalty were disregarded is typical of the bllnd-
ness Which inflicted the former Administration on this matter."
. "hen I assumed the office of Attorney General, I promised
to expose evidence of Communist infiltration in our Government and to
' C ° m * tt0n ’ “ft* 1 evenhanded justice. I Intend S Sntinu. to
Ao ». S«e p^ie won-t like it, but ! .hell not be d^rr* yrom
cmytsg out my duty by personal abuse.
• ■ . i- Wh " l thls Subconslttee completes its Investigation, I
. y i n co&ciud6| x did * ,
of Ur, Truman and others annad him to face the fact.
oess oo the part
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and a per.#nt d^sion that Communist e.Mage in nigh place, in
our Government was a red herring. And I believe you »m conclude
that this attitude, this delusion, may have resulted in great harm
to our nation.
The Whit. case seemed to me to he of such vital l^ortMce
that 1 believed the public vaa entitle to bnov that safeguard, vere
tahen . once our Government vaa alerted to the tvo spy ring. operating
«thln our ova Covenant - to protect the national security.
Of course. If the basic facts of these tvo spy' ring, had
not bee. veil established by previous court procedures and by
Congressional Committees, I vould not have proceeded a. 1 aid. I
tally realise the grave responsibility vhich 1 have a. chief lav en-
forcement officer of this nation not to use confidential reports In
^ P ° S6eMl0a * against individual, except through
established court procedures. Those of us in the Department of Justice
vlu never violate that basic concept of our American Jurisprudence.
„ , But the White case, of course. Is not that situation. The
aslc facts of the two spy rings which existed In the Government at
that time have been fully exposed in court and before Congressional
Committees. This Subcommittee recently published a very excellent report
documenting those facts. The only disclosure vhich 1 f^ our «_
. eor^ and I believe it is the type of thing that the public i. entitled
to knew about, is that the Truman Admlni 8 *™+w * -
x-uoaa Administration was put on notice at
least as early as Decenber lot*; *>,«,* +».
mner 1945, that there vere tvo spy ring, operating
^covemment. And, as 1 see it, .v that this fact basbeen
. blished, I believe the public i. entitled to bnov what safeguard, the
Administration established to protect the national securlT
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In considering the facts in this ease ifks well to keep in
Mna ttet the natter to to decided in January end February of Jj*6 did not
relate to criBine! proceedings. It me not a question whether White
eould et that tine have been formally charged before a Grand Jury «th
espionage. The natter to be determined by Mr. Trunan and hi. el-
ates was whether Harry Dweter White ahould be advanced to a port of high
honor, great trust and responsibility end of vital importance to the
^security of the country. If there vaa solid evidence at that time
establishing that Whit, was engsged in espionage activity, certtfnly no '
on. would contend that sound and prop* administration required Ms ad-
vancement or even continuance in Government service simply because a
criminal conviction had not yet been obtained.
White entered upon his dutifts and assumed the office of
*»cu*ive Director for the Dotted State, in the International Monetary
Fund on May 1, l<#6. what was too™ at the White House of hi. espionage
activities prior to that date?
On December 4, 1945, the FBI transmitted to Brigadier
General Harry H. Vaughan, Military Aide to the President, a report on
the General subject of "Soviet Espionages the Unit** States.- I
ferred to this in my speech as the fim report. This va. a secret and
highly important report of some 71 pages. It covered the entire subject
^ fovttt espionage in .this county both before, «%£ and'efter ^
"hr H. It named many names and described numerous Soviet espionage
organizations. Barry Dexter vm+o n n * ' l l A ' : „ , v ,
* ex ! White and the espionage ring of which he
^s a pert were among those referred to in this report.Theluderiist
refers to his activities in <Mtr- n m r-v &> >
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espionage activities' in abbreviate form. but no reasons per„n e an
toy that that au-mry, brief though lt my ia> constltuted adequate
esrning to anyone who real it of the ertreme .anger to the security of
eonntry in appointing «hite to the Internationa! t^tary Pund or
continuing him in Government in any capacity.
A. the Subcode. knows. cople. of this report ear, sent
to a number of Cabinet officers and high officials in the Truman
Administration including the Attorney General, It would he difficult
understand how under any circumstances a document upon ao delicate
end dang*™ a subject would not have been brought to Mr.
attention by at least one of his associates.
But in addition to that fact. I have here a letter from
J. Edgar Hoover to General Vaughan dated Bbvember 8, 1*5.
y ° Uta0V ' "eneral Vaughan ha. testified before thi.
Subcommittee that by arrangement with Mr. Tnmmn, when the * bad in-
formation which it deemed important for the President to know about, it
sent such information to him. Vaughan testified that be knew that an, '
such report which came to him was delivered to the President.
The letter i hold in my hand la marked "Top Secret." 1 have
it and .Wll make it public because it does not reveal any
ation wuld nov be damaging! ,
would have receive very a^cial heading that all such
«ceivn. If this letter did not come to Mr. Trunma'a at-
on tbe part
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It would be difficult to believe under any circumstances
that eo Important a document upon so delicate and dangerous a subject
would not have been brought to Hr. Truman’s attention by at least one
of his associates.
It is a blunt fact from which there is no escape that, in
the teeth of the November 8 warning from the FBI, the developing evi-
dence indicated a substantial spy ring operating within the Government
and involving Harry Dexter White and the documented report delivered
to the White House on December 4, some six weeks later President
Truman, on January 2 3 , 1946, publicly announced his nomination of
Barry Dexter White for appointment to the International Monetary Fund.
I just do not u^stand this/ It still seems ccepletely incredible to
But the ^ter does not end here. Because of this devel
■ant the FBI compiled a special report devoted exclusively to Harry
WhUe esplona g e activities and delivered it, together
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G«ieral, TcoClark, and to Secretary of state mu,. ...
second report mentioned in my speech.
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, who received a duplicate
report and covering utter on the w, any, wrot. the President on
Pebruary 5, 1946, as follows:
"The enclosed letter addressed to Mr. Frederick Lyon of this
Department by Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, and the enclosures referring to Harry
Dexter White, I deem of such importance that I think you should read them."
1 wm now read into record the FBI letter, now officially
declassified, tr ans mitting the White report;
Text to come
This second FBI report cannot, as I stated in my Chicago
speech, be mads public without Jeopardising confidential sources of informs-
tion and techniques of intelligence operations. That is a firm policy of
this Administration. He will never Impair the most important work of the
FBI by making public FBI reports.
However, the essential facts may be. disclosed to this Stibcom-
outset the purpose of the report is stated in the
language: v . .
purpose of this memorandum is to relate
numerous confidential sources whose reliability has been
established either by inquiry or long-established
observation and evaluation. In no instance is any trans-
action or events related where the reliability of the
source of information is questionable. It is with these
factors in mind that the following material is set forth."
ffae report then proceeded to point out that information had
^ attention the FBI from a confidential source that Barry
Dexter White was engaged in espionage activities at least as early as
the latter part of 1942 or early in 1943. It was ported that White
was supplying information consisting of documents obtained by him .
in the course of his duties as Assistant Secretary of the Uhited States
Treasury Department to Nathan Gregory Silvermaster and to William Ludwig
Ulimann who resided at 5515 Thirtieth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
The material consisted of reports of a varied nature concern-
ing the financial activities of the Uhited States Government, particularly
if they related to foreign commitments. Also various memoranda and re-
ports from other Governmental departments and agencies were made available
through these channels. It was reported that these documents had usually
been reduced to photographs by the time they were dbserved but on
occasions the original documents themselves were seen.
During the investigation of these charges, it was learned
that a complete photographic laboratory 41d In fact exist In the basement
These documents, consisting of notes taken therefrom or
verbatim copies, were usually photographed and delivered through chan-
nels to Jacob M. Oolos, a known Soviet agent . (Jacob M. Golos whose
real name is Jacob Raisin pleaded guilty to an indictment along with
World Tourists, Inc., charging failure to register as agents of the
Soviet Government in March, 1940. He received a fine of $500 and a
Jail sentence of four months to one year which was later changed to
probation.) The material collected in this particular parallel of
Soviet espionage was all channeled through Golos eventually to the
diplomatic establishment in this country. The report pointed
it could be presumed after arrival at this destination that
interest to the Soviets was forwarded to Moscow,
diplomatic code and material concerning which there was no
urgency reached that destination through the Soviet Diplomatic Pouch.
Subsequent to the death of Golos, the material gathered
by the Silvermasters and Ullmann originating with White, according to
the information received by the FBI, went through an unknown individual
to Anatole Borosovich Gromov, former First Secretary of the Soviet
Eribetssy, Washington, D C. Suspicions had previously surrounded the
vities of Gromov to the effect that he was the successor to Vassili
lin, reported head of the MKVD, one of the primary branches of
1 ****** Anerica * Ziibilin returned to Moscow, USSR,
? Gronov departed from the tfoited States
USSR, on December 7 , 1 <* 5 . Prom all appearances, the posi-
prior to his departure, was next held by Fedor Alexeevich Garanin, an
official of the Soviet Embassy, Washington, D. C.
According to the information received by the FBI, White
was considered one of the most valuable assets in this particular
parallel of Soviet intelligence. This view was taken since in his
capacity as Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, those
individuals whom this group were anxious to have assigned there could
be placed in the Treasury Department. Among the persons in this cate-
gory were William Ludwig Ull mann , William Henry Taylor and Sonia Steiman
Gold.
Sometime in the summer or fall of 19^3, the Silver-masters
believed it desirable to have someone placed as a secretary to White
in order to facilitate the obtaining of information from Ms off ice for
delivery to Soviet espionage agents. As a result of these deliberations,
Mrs. Helen Witte Silvermaster went to one of the Communist functionaries
in Washington, D. C., and from this source secured the " !»»»» of Sonia
Steinman Gold. Eventually, Mrs. Gold, through arrangements with White,
obtained a position (as one of the secretaries) in the United States
Treasury Department. As a result of this employment, Mrs. Gold obtained
documents from White's office, which she copied and made her notes
available to Mrs. Helen Witte Silvermaster,. The information which
9° ld cbtained in a general way concerned principally the Treasury
's opinions and recommendations concerning applications for
It was also reported that there vas In existence
parallel of Soviet Intelligence operating within the United States
Government and headed by Victor Perlo. The Information gathered item
the Perlo group was channeled through Jacob M« Golos and on to the
Soviet diplomatic establishment In the same manner %s outlined for
the operation of the Sllvermaster group a
Because of the relationships existing between Golos and
til® Perlo group, Harold Glasser appeared In the picture. Glasser was
rather closely associated with White and was able to supply general
information concerning the activities of the United States Treasury
Department, particularly where they concerned proposed loans to foreign
countries. He also supplied information originating In the Foreign
Economic Administration which had been sent to the united States
Treasury Department for action or information.
The report states that the Bureau had secured the names
of a nuniber of persons described as menfoers of the underground Communist
group in Washington, D, C., from another source. Among those ^
that of Abraham George Silverman whom the report describes as formerly
employed by the Railroad Retirement Board and the United States Aug-
Air Forces and as privately employed by the French Supply Council of
the French Government. As incidental to the mention of Silverman the
report states that the Information .received was to the effect that
Silverman worked through close friends who were Indebted to *•*"», 1n-
cludlng Barry Dexter White and others. The report points cut that tills
information corfceming the relationship between Silverman and White la
"*3? information referred to earlier from the other source.
The section then relates to White's known contacts with
Ru88laa offlcial8 over y««8 and, therefore, cannot he declassified,
It should be said here that these contacts were not inconsistent with
the regular performance of White's duties and considered by themselves
are not incriminating.
In July, 1945 , a clerical employee of the Passport Division
of the Department of State, who formerly was employed as a clerk by the
Soviet Government Purchasing Commission, was allegedly stealing certain
information from the official records of the Department of State for
transmittal to unknown persons. This individual apparently admitted
that he had collected this information in the course of his employment
and knew a man who would pay him $1,000 for it. In his application for
employment with the Department of State this individual who stole this
information had listed Harry Dexter White as a reference and White had
recommended him highly. The report added that this circumstance was
beins 8et forth ln vlew of allegations to the effect that White was
considered of extreme value because of his influence in securing position
for persons who could be of assistance to Soviet espionage.
The report mentions that White was interviewed by the FBI in
connection with the Amerasla case, particularly concerning Irving S.
Friedman, who, according to the report, was known to be one of the source,
* in the Treasury Department Section on Ibr Eastern Affairs that had been
furnishing documents to Philip Jacob Jaffe, editor of Amerasia. White
told the FBI that Friedman was an employee in the Treasury Department
hanUing matters dealing with monetary affairs in the Par East, a^d ad-
mitted th at he had brought Friedman to the nwasnrv Dn-n. i i I *
- - .■P8|wt^nt_ flveor , (V;
six years earlier.
' ■ rePOrt COntal “ “ ch corroborative «vi4eac. which cannot
be made public either becauee it would diaclose investigative techniques
of the FBI or because it might be harmful to the national intereat. It
cam be pointed out, however, that over a period of three mouth, beginning
in Ifevenber of 1945 the activitie. of Harry Darter Whit, were entirely
consistent with all the nrevioua in- p n , , .. ^
wne previous information contained in the report.
• White was in frequent close personal eontafii; •> •»
*, WBOOaA contact with nearly every one of the
persons named as his associate*
associates in the spy ring. These include Nathan
Gregory Silvermaster and his wife WiHu. mi-. «
iax *' w »lliao Ullman, Sonia Gold, Harold
®la s ser, Abraham Silverman and others.
The report referred to a trip made hy White to visit Dr.
Ahraham Wolf son of Newark, New Jersev ^
* rsey* Wolf son had been reported by
numerous sources as having had frequent and close contacts with numerous
Communieta iu the state of New Jersey. The report pointed out that
WOlfaou in 1944 was a me^er of the Third Whrd Branch of the Co-unist
P«ty and that he had been active in Communist Party aotivitie. for the
preceding seven years under the name of A. Wilson Street. It was also
Pointed out in the report that Wolf son held colonist Party meeting, in
his office, v'v'.v"
^ " POrt ttot °««*er of 1945 Whit, was seen at
3210 P Street, N.W., in Washington, which at that time was the home of
^•6®^ Hiss and pointed otzfc thnf ...
xea out that from other sources Hiss was reported work-
.tag for another parallel of Soviet espionage.
. Xn December of 1945 Whit, and hi. wife visited the home of
Ifeurice Halperin who was .ployed by the Office of strategic Services.
The report pointed out that Halperin was a master of the Cosset Party
lo iste he passed on information 'to an .soil. •
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report pointed out that arol? GXaseer was in another
The report refers to the close personal relationship in 1945 betveen
White and Prank Coe who was also one of the individuals supplying in-
formation to the Silvermasters and thence through chaymi»T f to the Soviet
Government.
The report points out in considerable detail the contacts
between White and Lee Pressman. The report points out that Lee Pressman
was a member of an underground group headed by Harold Ware, which had its
headquarters in Washington. The report points out many of Pressman's
activities as a Communist.
* ■ ^ report points out that Sllvermaster's position in the
Treasury Department was secured for him by White. The report points out
that tee Bureau's informant had identified Silvexmaster as tee head spy
in the espionage ring with which White was working and that Silvexmaster
has a long record of reported association with known Communists. The
report also points out that other sources of information had established
teat Silvermaster was acquainted with many other individuals who were
strongly suspected of Soviet espionage. The report also points out teat
tes. Silvermaster has a long history of association with Communist Front
18 seated in the report that in addition to the many contacts
between White and U llman Which were disclosed. White wrote a letter in
Hoveniber 1940 on the stationery of Director of Monetary Research of the
■ doited States Treasury Department requesting tee deferment of Ullman.
After Unman left tee Army and entered tee Treasury Department he worked
in the Division headed by White.
**««,«-* heeded by Victor Perlo. Glaseer VMan
•ulstwt to Whit, in the Treasury Department. It ... reported that
6Xa88ep WM descrlbed numerous sources as a meaner of the Communist
Party. la addition to this Information, the report points out a great
many other connections and contacts among the members of the espionage
ring, all of which supported and were consistent with the earlier por-
tions of the report.
It Is interesting to note how accurate this information was
that the FBI supplied at that time. Following is a list of White"s
close associates referred to in the FBI reports who were members of the
espionage ripg who hare claimed their privilege not to answer questions
on the grounds that it would incriminate them:
Sllverma8ter
Perlo
Glasser
Coe
Ullmann
Silverman
Halperin
n r-
• Bath Golds
Kaplan
AX«o there te tee Pressman who admitted membership In the
Conmmist Party and Alger Biss who has since been convicted.
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Of course, no one could, vlth any validity, suggest today that there
is doubt that White was in this espionage ring. Sene of White’s original
espionage reports, written by him in his own handwriting for delivery to
agents of the Red Array Intelligence, were recovered in the fall of 19W and
notf in the possession of the Department of Justice. I have photostatic
copies of them here and I offer the copies as part of the record of my testi-
mony. The information contained in these reports was, as the Subconsittee
knows, of great importance at the time White wrote them, although with the
lapse of time the necessity for secrecy on these subjects has disappeared.
But the record which was available to the Truman Administration in
December 19^5 and thereafter should have been sufficient to convince any-
one that White was a hazard to our Government.
lhe question which had to be decided at that time was not whether
White could have been convicted of treason. There was ample evidence that
he was not lpyai to the interests of our country. That was enough. Govern-
ment employment is a privilege, not a right, and we don't have to wait until
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a loan is convicted of treason before we can remove him from a position of
{trust and confidence. ■**
When I was first invited to appear before this Subcommittee, I
■ what 1 read in tbe newspapers that there was some issue"
of fact involved on the question of whether Mr. Truman knew about Harry
* ,; De3 5? r White’s espionage activities at the time he appointed him as Executive
't* Director for the United States of the International Monetary Fund. I read in
th# newspaper that after being advised of w speech In Chicago Mr. Truman
stated to the press that he had never read any of the derogatory reports con-
cerning Harry Dexter White to which I referred. I read later that Mr.
Truman said that he fired White as soon as he discovered he was disloyal.
On the basis of these statements I thought that the accuracy of what I had
said In Chicago was being challenged.
However, it now seems in the light of Mr. Truman’s television speech
of last night that it is conceded that on February 6, 1946, the day an which
White’s appointment was confirmed by the Senate, Mr, Truman did read the most
important of the reports to which I referred, and that he thereafter, even
thougi he had a legal right to ask that the nomination be withdrawn, signed
White ’8 commission and permitted him to take office on the first of May with
full knowledge of the facts reported by the FBI,
It is, of course, extraordinary to learn from Mr. Truman, in view
of his earlier statements, that he signed Mr. White* s ccemission with the
thought that it might help to catch him. I would think that the ccranissioning
of a suspected spy to an office of such great Importance would not be easily
forgotten. It seems to me even more extraordinary to learn that Mr. Truman
was aware as early as 1946 that a Communist spy ring was operating within
his own administration when for so many years since that time he has been
telling the American people exactly the opposite. Indeed, It seems to me
that this explanation of White’s appointment — that is, that he was ^pointed
and allowed to remain In office for more than a year In order to help the FBI
trap him as a spy — raises more questions than it answers.
Mhii® under suspicion and surveillance White was, we are told,
appointed aa the first United States Executive Director of the Fund. Be was
al^o its chief architect. The opportunities afforded him in that capacity
for betraying the country were very great.
Tllere were matters of great iaportance to the United States which
were handled by the Executive Directors while White was a meniber. A
order of ^ usiness was to plan the general organization of the Staff,
It was agreed to divide the Staff Into five primary departments and offices.
Each of these departments and offices has a director. One of these five
primary departments was called the Office of the Secretary. BOw who re-
celved the position of Head of the Office of Secretary? It was trank Coe,
named in the FBI report as a member of the espionage ring, and at a aalary
of $20,000 a year.
Mm&mJy this Subcommittee had occasion to inquire of Mr. Coe
whether he was presently engaged in subversive activities. Mr. Coe replied
"Hr. Chairman, under the protection afforded me by the Fifth
I respectfully decUne to answer that 4 uestlon." Coe continued In the - r ^ y
of the Fund until as recently as December 3, 1952, when he was finally dls-
missed.
Who received the position of adviser to the United States mesiber of
the Board? It was Harold Olasser, also named as a member of the espionage
ring.
J JlMser “a subpoenaed by the Senate Subconmlttee on April It, 1953,
and when asked about bis relationship, with member, of the Cosmunlst
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underground, he invoked hie privilege against self -incrimination. He
also refused undo* privilege to tell the Subcommittee the circumstance*
surrounding his Government assignments within the United States or
abroad.
It has now been said that White's promotion to the post of Director
of the International Monetary Fund was permitted to go through so that
he might better be kept under surveillance, and so the investigation of
the other members of the ring might continue unimpaired. It is
suggested that permitting White to continue his espionage operations might
enable the Truman Administration to entrap not only White, but the whole
Soviet espionage ring working within our Government.
To accomplish such an end would require infinite and detailed care
if the national interest was to be at all protected.
In the first place, arrangements would have to be made to insure
absolute control of the subjects and the situation. Seme time limit
would have to be established.
If the national interest were to be protected, measures would have
. had to be designed to prevent classified material with a significant
bearing on national security from reaching White and the others. Top
responsible officials of the United States Government, whose duties
brought them in contact with White and the other members of the ring,
irould have had to be forewarned. Great care would have to be taken to
sake certain that these spies did not affect the decisions of our
Goverment ♦
The records fail to indicate that any of these wrfTHnmm
precautions were taken. The records fail to show that anything
was done which interfered with the continued functioning of the
espionage ring of which White was a part.
if we apply simple and reasonable tests to how
other members of the espionage ring named in the FBI report were
treated, there is considerable doubt that anything was done to
protect the national interest . Let me offer you a few examples .
053:014 Glasser, a close subordinate and associate of
White, was described in the FBI report as an active member of the
espionage ring, what controls were established over the movement
of Harold Glasser? In July 1946 Glasser attended an UNRRA conference
in Geneva, Switzerland, as a member of the ttoited States delegation.
In January 1947 Glasser went to Trieste as a United States member
of a four-power commission to study the economic aspects of the
Trieste problem. At the special request of the State Department in
torch and April of 194 7 Glasser attended the Moscow meeting of the
Council or Foreign Ministers as an adviser to the United States
"“ret ary of State.
was Glasser 's access to classified materials limited?
sS»
Department Indicate that late In 1946 Glasser, described as a
member of the espionage ring, received a copy of the FBI report
on Victor Perlo which described him as a member of the Soviet
espionage ring. Perlo stayed on in the Treasury Department until
Ikrch 27 , 1947, and then left to accept the post of Treasurer of t:
Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees.
Watbaa Gregory Silvermaster in March 1946 was promoted
to become the Chief Economist of the War Assets Administration^
Division of Economic and Market Research. After the report was
made, William Dllmann and Irving Kaplan stayed on with the Depart-
ment of the Treasury without any restrictions being placed on them
or their activities as far as we can determine.
This Subcommittee, I am sure, will want to examine with
great care the claim that there was a plan to keep White and others
. *5 3**® eSpionage rin S ln Government employment in the hope of
catching them. You will also want to investigate, I believe, what
care was used to protect the national security. These are grave
Questions to which the public is entitled to complete answers.
As members of this Subcommittee know, this Administration
is trying ap entirely different approach to security mSOmmm.
• •
Despite difficulties Stemming from past laxity, 1,456
employees have actually been separated from Federal Government
payrolls since January 1953 on the grounds that they are security
risks. Many cases are still under examination.
Our work to date has clearly shewn the need for at least
two new laws to help the Government in the prosecution of
espionage cases. I hope that these proposed laws will be considered
by Congress at its session starting in January. The first would
allow the Government to use wire-tap evidence to prove its
espionage cases. At the present time information received by
tapping wires cannot be used as evidence in the federal courts.
v. .
There are cases of espionage presently in the Department of Justice,
but since some of the important evidence was obtained by wiretapping,
the cases cannot be proved in court and therefore there will be no
prosecution so long as the law remains in its present state. The
second proposed law would allow proper authorities in Government
to grant immunity to witnesses who are suspected of espionage or
Communist activities, but who refuse to testify under the Fifth
Amendment on the ground that their testimony might Incriminate
them. As I stated before a ^number of persons who worked with
Harry Dexter White in his important Government assignments,
have refused to testify on this ground. If the Government, under
proper safeguards, is authorized to grant immunity to such persons
we believe we can obtain testimony which will assist in tracking
down the higher-ups engaged in conspiracy to overthrow our
Government by force and violence.
The White case illustrates that it is not enough for men
in high Government positions to be loyal. They must also be
vigilant to combat the dangers to our Government and to our free
Institutions.
I thank the Subcommittee for this opportunity to set forth
these facts in the case of Harry Dexter White.
COPY
November 8 , 1945
DECLASSIFIED
H«B a
11/16/53 fSEm /-
Brigadier General Harry Hawkins Vaughan
Military Aide to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
(POP - gECnEFP *
BY SPECIAL MESSENGER
Dear General Vaughan:
The Bureau's information at this time indicates that
the following persons were participants in this operation or
were utilized by principals in this ring for the purpose of
(Attaining data in which the Soviet is interested*
Dr. Gregory Silvermaster, a long time employee of the
Department of Agriculture.
Harry Dexter White, Assistant to the Secretary of the
Treasury.
George Silverman, formerly employed by the Railroad Retire-
Board, and now reportedly in the War Department.
Currie, former Administrative Assistant to the
President Roosevelt.
As a result of the Bureau's Investigative operations,
information has been recently developed from a highly con-
fidential source Indicating that a nuniber of persons esployed
by the Government of the United States have been furnishing
data and information to persons outside the Federal Government,
who are in turn transmitting this information to espionage
agents' of the Soviet Government. At the present time it is
impossible to determine exactly how many of these people had
actual knowledge of the disposition being made of the informa-
tion they were transmitting. The investigation, however, at
this point has indicated that the persons named hereinafter
were actually the source from which information passing through
the Soviet espionage system was being obtained, and I am con-
tinuing vigorous investigation for the purpose of establishing
the degree and nature of the complicity of these people in
this espionage ring.
v -
pcmld Wheeler, formerly with the Office of
Strategic Services.
Major Duncan Lse, Office cf ttrategic Bervless.
SUliue Joseph, Office cf Strategic Services.
lelea Penney, Office cf ttratefic Services.
Maurice Halperin, Office cf Strategic Services.
Charles Kramer, formerly associated with Senator
Kilgore.
Captain William Ludwig Oilman, Ubited States Army
Air Corps.
Lieutenant Odeael *tm *! ***"?**?
tetM tact, • toner contact of 0 .tey a | ^, f°w r toad
Tm *•«** 25®L« !£iSS«itSEng
ggg^lnrolvcd in the Soviet espionage activities
In addition to the farec** ««"* *».«» 9atmrmtnt
It appears at this time that Mery Prise, formerly 8c«et«y t _
Llppmum, the newspaper eolwnist 'tf ~L
SSeSr^ oftte United Office and Professional Itorkers of America
510 , is also associated with the foregoing group.
*h» Oomnaaot toon*** «m
Uvnutet, «bo thcretftcr ^.togn ^d •?*
the undeveloped, but exposed film to a contact cf «c movie.
in either Washington, D. C. or lev York City. In the past,
it Is reported, the contact nan aade trips to Washington, D. C.
once every two weeks and would pick up on such occasions an
average of forty rolls of 35 -Mil li meter film.
Investigation of this natter is being pushed
vigorously, hut I thought that the President and you would be
Interested In having the foregoing preliminary data isnedlately.
With expressions of my highest esteem and best
Sincerely yours.
/S/ J. Edgar Hoover
DECLASSIFIED
EB
UA6/53
February 1 , 1946
rcnggiiAL ^wrrTMiriDwiiiAL
BY SPECIAL HESSETOER
Brigadier General Harry Hawkins Vaughan
Military Aide to the President
The White House
Washington, D, C.
PERSONALLY DELIVERED 2/k/kG
R
Dear General Vaughan:
As of Interest to the President and you, I am attaching a detailed
taemorandum hereto concerning Harry Dexter White, Assistant Secretary of the
united States Treasury Department*
' As you are aware, the name of Harry Dexter White has been sent to
Congress by the President for confirmation of his appointment as one of the
two united States delegates on the International Monetary Fund under the
Bretton Woods agreement. In view of this fact, the interest expressed by the
President and you in matters of this nature, and the seriousness of the charges
against White in the attachment, Z have made every effort In preparing this
memorandum to cover all possible ramifications. As will be observed, infor-
mation has come to the attention of this Bureau charging White as being a
yaluable adjunct to an underground Soviet espionage organization operating in
Washington, D. C, Material which came into his possession as a result of his
official capacity allegedly was made available through intermediaries to
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster, his wife, Helen Witte Silvermaster, and William
Ludwig UUrnann. Both Silvermaster and Ullmann are employees of the United
States Treasury Department, reportedly directly under the supervision of
^ The information and documents originating in the Treasury Depart-
ment were either passed on in substance or photographed by Ullman in a well-
equipped laboratory in the basement of the Silvermaster borne. Following «
•tep,J3i e material was taken to Hew York City by courier and made available
^ O® 108 * until the time of his death on November 27, 1943. Golos,
f^ 2 j 45 . S 2 Vlet « a ^fLSS vered thiB Burial to an individual tentatively
Ovaldmian. Ovaklmlan you will recall was arres t ed some
years ago as an unregistered agent of the Soviet Government and subsequently.
®P«eial arrangements with the Department of State, was permitted to return
to the U.S.S.R.
v . J ^ ;er departure of Gaik Ova kim ian, Golos delivered his material
to an Individual who has been tentatively identified as Dr. Abraham Benedict
Weinstein. Subsequent to the death of Golos, the courier
received from the Silvermasters and Ullmann delivered it through an unidentified
#
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»turoed to the H. S.S.H^Oronorha? prOTl^S'toe^^v 8100 ' ?\ c *» vhen h ®
successor to Vassili Zubilin rm m i _ _ y ^_ 0 uoder suspicion as the
returned to Moscow la the late^3um*J o/im. ^lf^S l*wth America, who
under Intensive investigation uinrTn, .l,,! , .tf 18 rt » le network has been
th.ee efforts that 18 *“ -
jour •ttertlOT*«B 1 |toaitoOTal t f«etS C ^ e K t i,’ ,POn “* ** tine to bring to
^ble to this Bureau la Canada. It is r^£a°S^? a B !J- sources avall-
delegates on the International ifen-+«^^2 ed that * he ^tish and Canadian
White for the post of President of Possibly nominate and support
Director of ^ernattonai Bank, or as Executl^
assuming this backing Is fShS^Twidthe uSLr^ Sl0n l8 * x P re8sed that
not concurrence, resulting, White*!* 8 raw* 8 acquiescence, if
would be assured. It Is fupfchoi* ^^^tion to this highly important post
White is plSed in eitter^f^Lf by * c «**Lan soicTthat If
iafluence tT a g£ a ? l ££ e f ^ the power to
arrangements, ^ iberations on all International financial
charges i a ^ 0 !^d'? I1 ^ h WPareatly awe of at least some of the
that the loyalty of against White, consented
that the CTL'LTS: mmeVtoT&tSf^ 17 ° f ^lact
expressed that facts might come to W ?°J 8 a fiP*eement, Pear was
accusations at White and thereby leo^fSwiS future throwing some sinister
important international ftLiclL^iSSStlon^ 8Uccessful Operation of these
which orlglnated^t^sowces 1x1 tke above comments,
subject at hand. Mgh-placed In the Canadian Government, on the
With expressions of ay hipest esteem.
Sincerely yours.
Attachment
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from white house files* lives of U»S*
CQDNTERINTELL IGENCE AGENTS ENDANGERED
. IF REVEALED | UNLAWFUL FOR UNAUTHORIZED
W-i!Ot!r-H-«}ILE STILL* •SECRET*
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NORTH AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, NOV, S.--THE DISAPPEARANCE FROM WHITE HOUSE
THE PUBLICATION. OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTS ON SOVIET
ESPIONAGE AGENTS ENDANGERS THE LIFE' OF U.S, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
AT HOME AND ABROAD. ' ‘ ' '
THIS IS THE VIEW OF J, EDGAR HOOVER, EXPRESSED LONG BEFORE THE
CURRENT CONTROVERSY OVER THE CASE OF HARRY DEXTER WHITE, DECEASED
FORMER TREASURY DEPARTMENT AIDE UNDER THE TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION,
WAS LABELED FRIDAY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL HERBERT BROWNELL AS A TOP
SOVIET .SPY, • '
ONE OF THE FBI REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE WHITE HOUSE INITIALLY
IN 1949 IS A 53-PAGE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE NAMES OF DOzEN.0 OF
AMERICANS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS, IN ADDITION TO KNOWN RUSSIAN HILI- ^
TARY AND NKVD AGENTS WHO EMPLOYED THEM. . .. ’ ' T
IN ADDITION, A 16- PAGE FBI REPORT, SUBMITTEDli^THE^WHl^E HOUSE, ^
DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH HARRY DEXTER WHITE, WHICH HAS ALSO VANISHED
CONTAINS THE NAMES OF AMERICANS PLANTED INSIDE THE COMMUNIST PARTY Bf S
THE FBI, THEIR USEFULNESS AND MAYBE THEIR LIVES WILL TERMINATE IF - |
THE REPORT BECOMES PUBLIC OR FALLS INTO COMMUNIST HANDS, HOOVER AND £
HIS AIDES HAVE REPEATEDLY STRESSED, - 0
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FULNESS NOT ONLY TO THE RUSSIANS, -BUT, XyEN
THE FBI
WHEN KNOWN AND UNDER SURVEILLANCE, FOREIGN SPIES. ARE USED AS
PLANTS FOR . PHONY INFORMATION AND, BY BEING FOLLOWED, AS •LEADERS* TO
AMERICAN CTTI2EMS COOPERAT IN6 WITH THEM
YflEN THEIR IDENTITIES ARE DISCLOSED THE RUSSIANS REMOVE THEM AND
REPLACE THEM WITH OTHERS, WHO OFTEN ACCOMPLISH CONSIDERABLE .DAMAGE
BEFORE BEING DETECTED BY THE FBI
TO PUBLISH THE NAME OF AN AMERICAN INSIDE THE COMMUNIST ftiKTY.NtyO
HAS BEEN COOPERATING WITH THE FBI SS JEtfIN MORE HARHEUL ffi.’XBC IX*
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THE PUBLIC IN THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY. THE 16-PAGE FBI REPORT DEAL-
ING SOLELY WITH WHITE HAS .SO FAR NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC, ALTHOUGH IT
HAS VANISHED FROM WHITE HOUSE FILES. POSSESSION OF IT BY UNAUTHORIZED
PERSONS SO LONG AS IT RETAINS ITS SECRET CLASSIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL.
1 STEPHEN MITCHELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
IN- COMMENTING ON THE BROWNELL ACTION, URGED THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TAKE THE MATTER BEFORE A GRAND JURY. THE SENATE INTERNAL SECURITY SUB-
COMMITTEE, IN PROBING THE CASE OF HARRY DEXTER WHITE— REPORTEDLY
BOR.N IN AN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRY— IS CALLING VAUGHAN AND T. LAMAR
CAUDLE, FORMER HEAD OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL DIVISION, AS
WITNESSES ON TUESDAY, THE CASE MAY GO FROM' THERE TO A GRAND JURY i *
IN CLOSING HIS REPORT TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT, FBI DIRECTOR .
HOOVER STATED: "AS FAR AS THE SOVIETS. ARE CONCERNED, THEY HAVE AT THE
PRESENT TIME, IN ADDITION TO THOSE AGENTS ALREADY PLANTED IN KEY
POSITIONS IN INDUSTRIES, AND GOVERNMENT, A CONSIDERABLE RESERVOIR OF
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY REGISTERED OR SECRET FROM WHICH TO .DRAW,
; ; ' ^ VER HAS CONSISTENTLY OBJECTED WHEN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OR
*^ C Sg T ”* VE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN FBI REPORTS THAT REVEAL SOUR
AND NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS. IN THE JUDITH COPLON CASE IT WAS FORCED
DO SO, DESTROYING THE USEFULNESS OF A NUMBER OF SECRET FBI AGENTS
AS 0THE ?£ EMPLOYED BY SECURITY AGENCIES OF THE U.S. OPERA
ABROAD. ' ^ ' "" ‘
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, Harbo
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Winterrowd-
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Holloman
y* ked to fed Spy Ring yi| t .„ .
* transmitted to Russia. He also
Sketches of Those Brownell Named
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
' _ attorney General Herbert builder at Harvey Cedars. N j if nr , . *}** alleged He now is with Sil-
BrowneU jr. t in hi$ testimony ir* • nLi < e Materiel and Services *®rmaster in a building Ann at
Wteriav before mSenaUlZ l ^ Mln f W ne “PI&***’ Miss Harvey Cedar*. N. J.
■' srisrr " *■ & srsss k mjss&sss *»<* /• *>.epA ■
Washington, mentioned a num- Roosevelt and for a brtefMriod couriers, have identified him A former employee of th»
ber o/ persons as implicated in to President Truman iSd * t , Co ““ unI 5 t ; Miss Bentley Office of StraS?c s”rvices %
the activities of Soviet espionage b * M iss BenUey of giving infor- J° a Conmunist was accused by Miss Bentley as
tints within the Federal govern- *° » Communist appa- * S ° vlet He is an econSffist
meat Brief sketches describing 2£5r „?***■ “Pe^caJly ac- ie C “ d e -ouite orni^ inr* col * i n New York - and once worked
rvrer" gs- vs aw
Nat han S ilver master J***} *®® use ^ by Sen. Joseph R. L Paasedjininistration. He also worked!
^.^SlTmrWT^bith aid to £ttoMlM 'chm5 l0C ?S fcK*” 1111(1 ' Wt‘2? the Offic? tWHSeSSl
.^z\jg;Ts&£r-a ftssaLfst sbf rsrsa s ^ta^nStS d
^mmimist espionage ring at dictment for perjury.^iItSy Jjw££ * round5 to answer clever a^bS %eKd to!
to time he was employed by empto^ed by the Colombian gov^ aUegaUona ' state whether he
^^ p Atotohtra- ernmentas a financial erpert. William L. UUman » Communist. . "
^ Agricuitare. Earlier he had been Abraham G. Silverman Treasur y employee, Mrs . Sonia Gold i
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he gras an nmployee of the For-
eign Economic Arimlnlctf flti cn
or the Board of Economic War-
fare.
Irving Kaplan
Dismissed in May, 1952, as an
economic affairs officer of the
Ohited Nations. Charged by Mr.
Chambers as "certainly con-
nected with the underground of
Hie American Communist party”
J? 1937. Also accused by Miss
Bentley. He Joined the U. N.
■staff in February, 1948. At one
(tune he was special assistant to
ITbuman Arnold, ehen head of
;the Justice Department’s anti-
trust division. In April, 1952, he
refused to tell a New York Grand
Jury whether he had been
member of a Russian spy ring
’Harold Glosser
sible Communist jq a
war-time currency decision con-
cerning Russia. On occasionshe
has invoked the Fifth
ment.
Maurice Hdtperin
A professor and
Latin-American regional studies
at Tt— j *
in 1935 and later was
counsel for the C. I. o.
Alger Hiss
. Former head of the Treasury’s
division of monetary research,
he was named in 1948 by Miss
Bentley as a member of a Com-
anunist espionage group. He
ater became director of the di-
*gn of overseas studies for
■Council of Jewish Federa-
■n«id Welfare Fund. He has
led to testify before Con-
investigates on pos-
.Former assistant to the As-
««ant Secretary of state, he is
now serving a live-year Federal
tff® perJur 3 r - He was con-
noted in 1951 and is in the
Vwlaml -O— It.
chief the o. S. S. through Coi
efforts. Lee is a New Yor
yer.
Helen B, Tenney
** B oston University, • he was, Federal Penitentiary at lewis-
* 1a tin Ameri- burg. Pa. He was convicted on
can specialist in the Office of two perjury counts, the Jurv
^^Services. Nathan Weyl, having held that he lied w£
“ av °Y« d "-Communist, test!- he said he had never tumid
Hatley, that over an ysecret documentstol
Halperin had associations with Mr. Chambers and when he said
Sf-*« Con S lu S tet party in the he had not seen Mr. Chambers
thirties. He has declined to an- since Jan. 1 . 1937 mMrs i
swer questions about possible n „ r ’ '
past connections with the Com- “ uncan C. Lee
mirnist party, and Boston Uni- Former legal assistant to Mai
J^ty censured him for this Gen. William J^toovan^ hSd
but did not dismiss him. of the
Lee Pressman ices, and to others in the O. S. 8 .
, jf a**- <*-****. - « t b
liijLu. 5 0usc , Dn-American O. S. S. and that he gave her
that^hf ta . 1# 50 all types of "highly confidential'
2® . Joined the party In material. Lee has denied <h. .t
; Washington about 1934. Mr. legation. tol9M to
that Press- said he doubted that Lee would
man and Alger Hiss belonged be disloyal to his countrv •&» hwi
to the same Communist cell, testimony. Mis!
JJcssman was discharged from Lee was toamfen-ed f
jhe Department of Agriculture stltufe
mist
„ Af°*? er of the Office
nLS£ ate S lc wh0 > Miss
Hentley charged, passed along to
a Communist spy ring informa-
tion on the Balkans. At a Con-
gressional hearing in June,
Tenney declined replies to mns t
/questions, including past or
present Communist membership.
'Victor Perlo
A government economist, he
was on the Federal pay roll
from 1933 to 1947. In turn, he
waj employed by the National
Recove ry A dministration, the
“°me Owners Loan Corpora-
tion, the Department of Com-
E^:. the ./2 unca of Rational
2 “®°se Ad visory Committee.
J* of Price Administra-
tion, the War Production Board
Intergovernmental
Committee on Refugees.* Miss
Benriey testified that Perlohe^
longed to a Soviet esplona *
ring, and a 1945 government i
teuigence memorandum d <4
scribed him as the head of 1
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Continued from preceding page
second most Important Soviet
espionage group with which
'Miss Bentley maintlaned liaison.
He has invoked’ the Fifth
Amendment at Congressional
hearings. He is now a /’eco-
nomic consultant” in New York.
Donald Wheeler
A tanner employee of the
Office of Strategic Services.
Cited ih 1948 by Rep. Edward
H. Rees, R. Kan., chairman of
the House Civil Service Com-
mittee, as one of several govern-
ment employees kept on the Job
after witnesses testified in 1945
about their Co mmunis t sym-
pathies. He was identified by
Miss Bentley as a member of a
Soviet espionage group headed
by Victor Ferlo.
Charles Kramer
Now a researcher for the
Progressive party in New York.
Identified by Miss Bentley and
Mr. Chambers as a member of
the first known Communist spy
— group in the government in
1933. The records of the Senate
Internal Security subcommittee
show he served, between 1933
and 1946, with the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, Na
tional Youth Administration)
National Labor Relations Board
and the Office of Price Admin-
istration. Invoked the Fifth
Amendment in 1950 and 1952
when questioned as to member-
Jship in the communist party
He also worked for three Senate]
subcommittees, the Democratic
party and for John L. Lewis,
president of the United M<n f
Workers."
.party in North Carolina and was
I its candidate for governor in
194. She was known in the
’Communist party as Mary Wat-
kins, Miss Bentley said
Mary Price
A former secretary to Walter
Lippmann, special writer for the
New York Herald Tribune, was
named by Miss Bentley, con-
fessed Communist spy courier,
as one of her sources of infor-
mation. She said Miss Price,
whom She identified as a Com-
munist, helped her by digging
through Mr. Lippmann’s files
while he was out of town for
material on American-British
relations, which she and
Bentley retyped and sent to the
Russians. Miss Price later headed
Henry Wallace's Ifr a gwiuuk e!
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t’Sjl™* 7 ' es V iona 9 e or Perjury. * /or j£^
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period^if hi^ttati 0 ^ * ea *i mon V •«/ C^rie within tie statutory ) -
'i his testimony in the Owen Lattimore case, and there V ?■ ,^
T i« some question as to the materiali-bn .. ? ^
«rin.?S*;IS%wl: < materiality of this testimony insofar
committee. tnqUtTV beins 00nducte<i »» «• V 5 » ff r.« to -»oj 5
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White House that the Russian code was broken ;
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